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At two o'clock in the morning local time in the United Kingdom, in London Heathrow International Airport, a passenger plane from Beijing to London landed slowly on the runway covered with dots of lights. Xi Ling, who was sitting in a seat by the window, took off the Blindfolded, he had to stretch his waist slightly. After the plane came to a complete stop and the beautiful stewardess announced that the passengers could get off the plane, he stood up unhurriedly, put on his backpack, and walked out of the cabin with the flow of people.

After taking the suitcase from the carousel, Xi Ling dragged the suitcase and walked towards the airport hall. Just after passing the security checkpoint, a familiar figure rushed straight in front of him, casting a shadow in front of his eyes.

"It's convenient to be tall, and you can always spot the target at a glance when looking for someone in the crowd." Xi Ling looked at the other party with an extremely unbalanced mind, and joked casually.

The tall young man who came to pick up the plane in the middle of the night was Vincent, who made Chang Qin's teeth itch just by hearing his name. He was about the same age as Xi Ling, but taller than him by half a head. It’s summer, but the nights in London are still a bit cold. Vincent is wearing a minimalist white T-shirt and black jeans. The T-shirt is covered with a long thin sweater with black background and white flowers. His hair is cut very short and his head is buttoned up. He wears a black baseball cap, and the scalp can be seen faintly on both sides of the temples. He is a quarter of British blood, with extremely deep features, thick and long eyebrows, and although the eyes are not big, they are bright and energetic. There are two holes in the eye sockets. The obvious lying silkworm makes him smile very childishly, the bridge of his nose is very tall and straight, his chin is thin and pointed, his cheeks are tucked under his cheekbones, making his face slender, probably because he likes to play basketball in his spare time. Although Vincent was dressed in simple and clean clothes, he gave off a lingering ruffian from head to toe. It seemed that as long as he took off his expensive coat, he could rush to the street to fight with people at any time.

Sure enough, Vincent took the suitcase from Xi Ling's hand, led him to the parking lot, and the first thing he said on the way was: "Fang Jinwen, what is that guy, who used to be called a brother when we were together, Now that something happens to you, he is the first one to defect." Although Vincent grew up in England, he always speaks Chinese with a Beijing flavor, which is due to his long-term stay with Xi Ling. Do not open the relationship.

Xi Ling smiled indifferently, and explained: "The one who can get acquainted with everyone is you."

Vincent curled his lips, noncommittal, so he had to reflect on himself: "It's really my weakness to believe in people casually, but," he continued through gritted teeth, "Fang Jinwen's kind of person, he'd better burn incense every day to protect himself Don't let me touch him, otherwise, I'll beat him every time I see him."

Xi Ling squeezed the center of his brows, and answered helplessly: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, why are you still acting like a child, beating and killing at every turn?"

Vincent smiled, raised his slender arms to wrap around Xi Ling's shoulders, and patted Xi Ling's shoulders with clear bones: "Didn't I just want to make you happy? I saw that you were very preoccupied when you came out of the airport. Don't worry." , I have already asked my father to contact the principal, he promised us that he will investigate this matter thoroughly, he believes in your character, this time Teacher Dou falsely accused you of plagiarism, there must be a conspiracy behind it." Then he frowned again Frowning, he complained puzzledly, "However, why did you delay coming here until now? If you came here in time to solve the incident after the incident, you wouldn't be so troubled that you would be terminated by the firm."

Xi Ling coughed lightly, the roots of his ears turned red slightly, and said evasively: "I have something to do at the moment, it was delayed."

Vincent didn't have any doubts, and continued to think about it: "That Fang Jinwen also has a problem." At the mention of this name, the fire in Vincent's eyes was so bright that it almost set him on fire, "Maybe, this matter He is also involved, hasn't he coveted your elective position for a long time?"

"I don't know." After sitting on the plane for more than eight hours in a row, Xi Ling was exhausted, and the two blue shadows on the bags under his eyes were evidence of poor sleep. Said, "Since he wants it so much, then give it to him."

Vincent glanced at him speechlessly, and continued to speak earnestly: "I have long said that this guy has bad intentions, but you refused to listen to me and insisted on letting him take elective courses for you. That's it, now that the carrot pit has been taken He sat down thoroughly, and you are here to do nothing."

Xi Ling smiled briskly, and didn't take Vincent's worrying nagging to heart: "If I don't ask him to take my place in my class, who else can I find? We both come from the same school, and among all the teachers who teach history, I can't help it." I only know him, and he is willing to sacrifice his evening time to help me with my class. I am grateful that it is too late. How can I be defensive. Since he cares so much about this class, I believe he should be a responsible and good teacher. My students will leave it to him. , I am also relieved."

Vincent shook his head in frustration and said nothing more.

Xi Ling sat in the passenger seat, but he did not close his eyes to rest, but turned his head and stared out the window intently. He has lived in this city for seven years, and he is almost familiar with every building and every tree beside the street. He knows it well, he used to pour too many memories here, but this time he revisited the old place, but he didn't have much emotion, instead, he felt an inexplicable loneliness, which came from the bottom of his heart, like the weakest place somewhere on the apex of his heart , was pulled hard, hurt, but unable to speak.

"Are you planning to go back to China when the education matters are over?" Vincent turned the steering wheel and asked suddenly.

Xi Ling glanced at him, remained silent for a while, and replied, "I'm going back."

"Why do you want to go back?" Vincent wondered, "The firm you're working in now has suspended your position, even if the education issue is settled, you don't need to go back and work for that heartless boss. "

"I have hands and feet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find a job." Xi Ling said nonchalantly.

Vincent stared ahead, and smiled when he heard it: "That's right, who is our Lawyer Xi? Back then, the four major law firms in London rushed to get you, but you didn't like any of them. You were determined to go back to China with Mr. Dou, but the result? ?”

Xi Ling protested with a drawn-out voice, his expression calm and prestige.

Even if Vincent didn't look at him, he could feel the impatient attitude of the other party. He shrugged and compromised: "Okay, okay, I won't mention it. It really echoes the old saying, the emperor's eunuch or something."

"The emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry." Xi Ling corrected him lazily, "How long has it been since you graduated, have you returned all your historical knowledge to the teacher?"

"I'm busy helping my dad with business all day long, and I meet clients or partners, so I don't need history." Vincent argued, "By the way, if you plan to go back to China, how about going to my dad's company? Our branch in China has just started, and many positions are still vacant. If you can become our company's attorney, my dad will definitely dream of it. Then I will go back to China with you and take care of the business there for my dad. "

Xi Ling didn't give a clear answer, but just shook his head and said with emotion: "Reincarnation is really a skill."

Vincent ignored his sarcasm and continued: "It just so happens that I can meet that guy who is lucky enough to travel with you, who is so holy."

Xi Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he stared at Vincent's flickering side face, dazed for a while, and finally replied calmly: "What's the difference, there are two eyes and one mouth."

"That's different." Vincent fussed in a raised voice, "Before I begged you to explore with us like that, and you refused to say anything, Xi Ling, I don't know you yet. If you don't want something, others will ignore it Holding a knife against your neck, you won't even frown, I really can't figure out what kind of sweet words that guy used to coax you to travel with him."

Xi Ling sighed and replied softly: "He didn't say anything, I couldn't refuse myself."

"I see." Vincent suddenly realized, his eyes lit up, "It turns out that he is the person you have been thinking about for four years. This really pays off. I didn't expect you to meet him as soon as you returned to China."

"Yeah." Xi Ling sighed, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, "I planned to go back and talk to my sister, but I didn't expect to save a lot of trouble."

Vincent squinted at him: "So, you two are together?"

Xi Ling shook her head bitterly.

"Why, he doesn't like you?" Vincent raised his eyebrows.

"He likes too many people, I don't know if I'm one of them." Xi Ling replied softly, with exhaustion in his tone.

Vincent sneered: "You think everyone is like you, waving your sleeves and never taking a cloud away."

Xi Ling didn't answer, but just turned his head and continued to look at the passing scenery outside the window. Vincent thought he was asleep, so he kept his mouth shut and didn't bother him anymore.

Late at night in London, there are very few pedestrians on the spacious sidewalks, only two or three drunks going berserk at the door of the closed shopping mall. This scene flashed by, but it still made Xi Ling frowned in disgust.He no longer focused on the cold street, and his thoughts gradually drifted back to a few hours ago, the other side of the world, that person, standing on the brightly lit stage, enjoying the endless glory of the four directions, all the spotlights Focus on him, all the focus is on him alone, he is radiant and star-studded, he is the darling of the audience that night, but I can only leave quietly before he steps off the stage.

What a coward.

Xi Ling sighed inaudibly, and looked at the neon lights reflected on the car window, his bottomless pupils gradually emptied in the changing light and shadow.

At that time, he left the banquet, but ran into Xiao Lu, who was equally glamorous, in the hall. When the latter saw him, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then she immediately withdrew her emotions and smiled gently: "Lawyer Xi, let's go!" It’s so urgent, what’s the matter?”

Xi Ling nodded: "The plane at 09:30 in the evening, going to England."

Xiao Lu showed a surprised expression again: "Why are you going to England all of a sudden?"

"It's urgent and needs to be dealt with in the past." Xi Ling replied with a smile.

Xiao Lu groaned, but fell into deep thought. Seeing that she didn't speak any more, Xi Ling bid farewell and left.

"Lawyer Xi." After the silence, Xiao Lu suddenly stopped the other party, and Xi Ling stopped, only to hear Xiao Lu continue, "I'm pregnant, and it belongs to Chang Qin."

There was a moment of stagnation in the air, and Xi Ling was stunned for a while, then raised the corner of his mouth: "Then you have to worry about it, Chang Qin doesn't seem to like children very much."

A trace of surprise swept across Xiao Lu's face, her eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "You're not sad?"

Xi Ling laughed: "Why should I be sad?"

"You and him, isn't it..." Xiao Lu murmured suspiciously, Xi Ling looked at her in a leisurely manner, patiently waiting for the other party to complete the sentence.

As a result, Xiao Lu just frowned and didn't speak any more.

"That's right, I like him." Seeing that Xiao Lu stopped suddenly, Xi Ling admitted without hiding anything, and Xiao Lu suddenly looked at him when he heard that, but the latter didn't avoid him, and looked back at him openly, He continued to speak clearly: "I thought Ms. Xiao was a smart lady, but I didn't expect that she would use such an old-fashioned way to save love."

Xiao Lu's smile froze on her face for a second. A person who is usually full of confidence, at this moment, is like a thief fleeing from the wilderness. The most vulnerable part of her heart is uncovered by Xi Ling, and she has nowhere to hide.

Lawyer Xi laughed to himself, and sighed: "It seems that you really like him, but that idiot Chang Qin thought that the reason you confessed to him was only because of your career."

Xiao Lu smiled self-deprecatingly, looked away from Xi Ling, looked at the people passing by, and murmured: "I really chose to confess my love to him for my future, and I rejected him once because of At that time, he was just a small designer with no status, but I never imagined that in less than a year, he would rise so fast, and even won the gold medal of the cross-strait four-region architectural award for his old factory renovation project .I knew it earlier..."

"Love is not a multiple-choice question. It's not that if you choose A, you can turn around and choose C again." Xi Ling interrupted the other party and said sharply.

However, Xiao Lu continued to say: "If I had known this, I would have kept my original intention, and my feelings for him would always remain in my career, but I just wanted to be tempted." Xiao Lu shook her head, with obvious bitterness on her face.

Xi Ling was speechless. In his eyes, Xiao Lu had always been a noble and glamorous person. He had never seen her so helpless and lost. He opened his mouth, his Adam's apple rolled up and down dryly, and squeezed for a long time. In the end, all I could say was, "I'm sorry."

Xiao Lu smiled lightly, but there was no smile in the corner of her eyes: "You are really similar to Chang Qin. After tangling and tangling, the last thing to say is sorry. In fact, I never doubted you. What I told you just now It's just a test, I didn't expect that Lawyer Xi would be so straightforward and admit it without reservation, I thought my opponent would be a more beautiful and powerful woman than me, who knows—" Xiao Lu sneered, looked up Looking at Xi Ling who was a head taller than her, "The one who makes Chang Qin fall in love with someone else will be a man."

Xi Ling only felt that there were thousands of fragments slipping from his heart. For so many years, he guarded this ulterior secret, like a clown, firmly buried this secret deep in the bottom of the well, and he was afraid that the secret would be revealed. At that moment, he will be criticized by thousands of people and spurned by thousands of people, just like tonight, when he looked straight at Chang Qin's inquiring eyes, when that person said "I'll tell you the truth, I already have a Lord" , A pure white and flawless hyacinth bloomed from the bottom of his heart, but the hyacinth could only open and wither by itself, he couldn't move his feet, he couldn't even utter a syllable to respond to it, and finally stepped onto the stage, accepted Everyone can only bless Xiao Lu, or a woman of the same gender as Xiao Lu.

Seeing that Xi Ling's complexion was gradually graying, Xiao Lu curled her lips and eased the atmosphere apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was quick-spoken, I don't discriminate against homosexuals, but... I mean, I didn't expect that I would lose to a man."

Xi Ling hooked the corners of his lips, and replied flatly: "You didn't lose, and I didn't win. The current situation of you and me can't be measured by winning or losing. I hate everything that requires intrigue. No matter how rare an item is, if you need to rely on calculations to get it, then I would rather not have it. In fact, sometimes what you can get is not necessarily good, and what you lose is not necessarily bad. People live in this world, and the most fearful thing is to seek The bitter fruit but you don’t know it. After getting along for more than half a year, Chang Qin’s feelings for you are true and false. I believe you know better than anyone. Love that doesn’t belong to you is like quicksand. The tighter you hold it, the tighter you hold it, the faster it goes by, clinging to a feeling that is tasteless to eat and a pity to discard will only add to your troubles. You are so beautiful and capable, where can you not find your belongings? Your piece of sky, why do you have to wander in this square courtyard, lowering your identity in vain."

Xiao Lu lowered her head to listen, and her sad face gradually returned to life. Finally, she showed a relaxed smile and turned back to the original noble Xiao Lu. She looked at Xi Ling and said sincerely, "Thank you, Lawyer Xi. , I understand what you mean." Then she stretched out her right hand, "I wish you the best of luck."

Xi Ling pursed her lips tightly, and reached out to shake her hand. After letting go, it was like cutting off the intertwined roots. Outside the resplendent hall, there was a vast sea and sky waiting in front of her. Xiao Lu turned her head and looked at the other party. The back is straight, and the slender legs are firmly on the bright marble tiles. I feel that this person has an innate aura of loneliness. No one can control his thoughts, let alone his feelings.

Xi Ling put on the calling card that Vincent had prepared for him, turned on the phone, swipe and swipe on a column in the contact list, finally sighed in frustration, and called her sister.

After one night, Chang Qin became famous. He opened his eyes in the torment of stomachache. What awaited him were countless interviews and invitations. With one head and two legs, he had no choice but to arrange interviews with various household magazines in the evening, while the rest of the invitations were pushed back and forth. After two days of lingering days, he thought of giving Xi Fu a call. Telephone.

"Sister Xi." Chang Qin cut to the chase, "Xi Ling has gone to England, do you know?"

"Of course I know, I was the one who took his luggage to the airport that day." Xi Fu replied bluntly.

Chang Qin was speechless. Sure enough, the news that Xi Ling was going to England was known to the whole world, but he was kept in the dark.He let out a depressed breath from his nasal cavity, and continued to ask with dissatisfaction: "Then do you have Xi Ling's contact information?"

There was a pause on the other end of the phone for a long time before Xi Fu replied slowly: "No, he said that he would contact me when he got a new number. He should have news soon."

"Oh." Chang Qin hung up the phone coldly, threw the phone on the sofa casually, and finally read to himself: "You can do whatever you want!"

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The flower language of white hyacinth: secret love, love that dare not reveal