The control group dressed as the heroine

Zhou Xiaoai had her hair done, and when she was sitting on the bus with a bag and a big water glass, she received a call from her mother, Yang Xiaohui.

"Xiao Ai, what do you mean by resigning? Why do you resign?"

Mother Yang's voice was still the same as before, and her anxious tone didn't seem to have changed a bit.Listening to her voice, Zhou Xiaoai had the illusion that everything seemed to be her dream and nothing had changed.

But in fact everything has changed, her appearance has changed, and Guo Ying's appearance has also changed.She feels that she has more time, so she always prioritizes other people's affairs and other tasks.She felt that she was still young, and she felt that she had a lifetime to spend with Guo Ying slowly.

But now she is 27 years old, like a joke, the most beautiful nine years of her life are gone here.And she and Guo Ying also lost the most beautiful nine years of their lives.Nine years passed in the blink of an eye for her, but in reality, nine years is a terrible time.

Zhou Xiaoai didn't know if the current Guo Ying still cared about her and could accept her now.But now she no longer dares to take any chances. The task given to her by the original owner is to make Guo Ying happy and safe for the rest of her life.The task given by the original owner from the very beginning was mixed. She never specified this task, and she must complete it by herself.She just hoped that Guo Ying would be happy and safe, and it never mattered whether this happiness was given by her personally.Just like the nine years the original owner was here, she felt that Guo Yingyuan was in Xiangjiang, had her own business in Xiangjiang, was by her parents, and enjoyed her original elite life, that was happiness.So looking at Guo Ying like this, she felt at ease.

They are all 27 and [-]. If the news that Guo Ying is going to get married suddenly comes out at this time, the original owner will only be happy and feel that his wish is about to come true.He just felt that in this way, he would be worthy of the former Guo Ying.But the original owner could think this way, but Zhou Xiaoai didn't think so.From that year's Christmas Eve, when Guo Ying suddenly squatted in front of her and reached out to hand her the apple that symbolized peace.Since she really fell in love with Guo Ying, Guo Ying was no longer her task.She was lucky to have this task, because without this task, she would never have known Guo Ying.Even if they knew each other, they wouldn't deliberately touch her, tease her, and truly fall in love with her.Since she decided to use herself to attack Guo Ying, she has decided that Guo Ying's happiness in this life can only be given by her.

Maybe some people like the tone that as long as the person they love is happy, even if the happiness is not given by me, then I will be happy and send blessings.But Zhou Xiaoai never believed this. She liked Guo Ying, and the former Guo Ying also liked her, so Guo Ying's happiness can only be given by her.

27. Eight years old is an embarrassing age. In nine years, many things may have changed.The only thing Zhou Xiaoai wants to do now is to go to Guo Ying's side, and then chase Guo Ying back. As for the rest, she really doesn't care about it.

Anxious in her heart, Zhou Xiaoai didn't confuse things like before, but suddenly said very directly: "Mom, you should have seen my message. I told you that I resigned because I wanted to go to Xiangjiang. I want to Go there and find Guo Ying."

"But isn't Guo Ying just your friend? And you haven't been in touch with her for a long time, right? You suddenly quit such a good job because of a friend, and suddenly said that you are going to Xiangjiang. You child, what do you think? You -"

Yang Xiaohui was so anxious that she couldn't continue. Zhou Xiaoai waited for her to stop, then sighed and continued: "Mom, Guo Ying is my friend. But she is the kind of girl I have identified since nine years ago. We must get the certificate together, wear the wedding dress together, and be the girlfriend of a lifetime together. Mom, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I haven't told you the truth. But we are both 27, and I really—"

The originally connected phone was hung up by Yang's mother at once.Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Zhou Xiaoai sighed softly, and then put away the phone directly.

She was sitting on the bus, originally she wanted to go directly to her new home by car.But after hesitating for a while, Zhou Xiaoai got off the bus two stops earlier.

When Zhou Xiaoai graduated from university five years ago, Zhou Xiaonian saved enough down payment to buy his first house in Bingshi.

That is, that year, Zhou's mother used all her savings.I set up a small shop two stops away from my new home and opened my own small clothing store.

In the past few years, her business has been getting better and better. Zhou Xiaoai is also making money, and Zhou brother is also making money.So their family's mortgage has all been paid off a long time ago.So the life of their family now is completely different from before.

Zhou Xiaoai walked along the road and soon arrived at her mother's small shop.There are only two people in my mother's store, one is the little shop assistant she invited, and the other is Mama Yang herself.

Zhou Xiaoai stood far across the street, looking inside without moving.Mother Yang inside is busy, and the little girl is also busy.Now is the time when the kids are out of school, most of the mothers are picking up their kids, and most of the salaried people who are able to get off work a normal shift have just left work.So there were several customers in the store, and it seemed that everyone was very busy.

Inside, Mama Yang is wearing a long blue dress, high heels, and fashionable long curly hair. She is boldly and confidently introducing the clothes she has in hand to the guests.Maybe it's because the past few years have been extremely comfortable, so her appearance now is almost the same as it was nine years ago.

Zhou Xiaoai watched without moving. She originally thought that if she came out suddenly, the other party would be hit hard.But the other party was able to adjust so quickly and continue her work so normally.That means that her coming out of the closet did not cause a big blow in her heart.If this is the case, then Zhou Xiaoai will not be worried.

She stood motionless across the street, waited for 5 minutes, and waited for a group of people in the store to buy two clothes and leave together.Zhou Xiaoai then carefully crossed the crosswalk and walked slowly towards her storefront.

"Miss Ai!"

As soon as she entered, the little girl in her early twenties immediately shouted loudly.Hearing this strange address, Zhou Xiaoai nodded slightly, and then looked at her mother.

"Xiaowen, you can leave work early today."

Seeing her daughter, Yang Xiaohui's eyes sparkled.She didn't speak to Zhou Xiaoai immediately, but said suddenly to the little girl at the door.

"Really, that's great, I'll clean it up now." The little girl named Xiaowen was just at the age of innocence, and she immediately laughed when she heard that she could go to class earlier.He quickly ran to pack his things, without even asking why he left work so early today.

The other party is like a butterfly, running here to get his parasol for a while, and running over there to change clothes and take a bag.While the other party was busy, neither Zhou Xiaoai standing on the side nor Yang Xiaohui standing inside made a sound.

After the little girl packed up all the things, she said to Zhou Xiaoai that she looks so good-looking, and then said goodbye to Yang's mother.Finally, after pushing the door and leaving, Zhou Xiaoai moved.

She didn't talk to Mama Yang immediately, but reached out and touched a few small wind chimes in the shop suddenly.The movement of Xiaowen closing the door just now was a bit big, the moment she opened and closed the door.Several small wind chimes in the store suddenly started to move, and Zhou Xiaoai discovered their existence.

She stretched out her hand to touch the small golden bells on the small wind chimes. While looking at them, Zhou Xiaoai spontaneously thought of the strings of small wind chimes she bought for Zhou's old house.

"You used to like this thing very much. Later, after we opened the store, during the decoration, I ran a lot of places before I found them. I hung them here, thinking you would like them. But wait until I happily take you When you came over, you told me that you didn’t like this thing anymore. At that time, I thought in my heart, this is a child, this is a young man. Isn’t it the same for children and young people? If you like something today, you can like it until you sleep You have to hug her, and you have to hug her every moment. But after two days, when you put the things she liked in front of her and hold them in front of her, she will suddenly Let me tell you, she didn't like it a long time ago, she didn't love it a long time ago."

Yang's mother suddenly spoke, suddenly became emotional, and suddenly beat around the bush.Zhou Xiaoai knows that she is now a big anchor with 200 million fans.In the past nine years, she has been buying clothes online and broadcasting live, but at the same time she likes to chat with people.So now she has become a famous chicken soup anchor on the Internet.

Now she is wearing a beautiful long skirt, high heels, and beautiful nail art. She is completely different from before.Maybe it's because she has seen more on the Internet, maybe it's because she has helped others deal with countless emotional problems, so she feels that she is particularly powerful.That's why she took Zhou Xiaoai's coming out of the closet as a little girl's nonsense and secret love.That's why she compared Guo Ying to a little wind chime that Zhou Xiaoai liked and then didn't like.

"I will leave after the formalities are completed in the next two days. Xiangjiang is not far from here, and it is only a few hours by plane. In the future, I will be like my brother and come to see you whenever I have time. If I wait It has stabilized over there, and I welcome you to come here often." The other party was playing charades, but Zhou Xiaoai was very direct.

"Xiao Ai, listen to your mother, you are like this—"

Seeing that her daughter was a bit stubborn at this moment, Yang Xiaohui was a little angry, but she still tried her best to stabilize her emotions and said calmly: "It's like that wind chime, you treasured it so much before. But when I bring it in front of you again, you will I don't like it anymore. You and Guo Ying are actually the same. No matter what your relationship is, it was nine years ago.

Nine years ago, you felt that you liked her very much. Indeed, at that time, you often mentioned her to me.But now it has been nine years after all, and the other party hasn't visited you once in the past nine years, and you haven't visited her either.How can you guarantee that you will still like her now.And I checked that the current Guo Ying is very unusual. Even if you like her, how can you guarantee that she will like you.Maybe it will be difficult for you now to even see her.So children, listen to me and don't be impulsive.Mom knows, it's because Mom has been urging you a little too urgently recently, that's why you started to think wildly.Mom promises you that she will never rush you again, so you must not do stupid things. "

"Mom, I didn't do anything stupid. You called Guo Ying a wind chime, and I didn't refute it. But I told you that I didn't like that wind chime until you brought it in front of me. Now, Guo Ying is the same. Same. If I go to Xiangjiang and find that I don’t like Guo Ying anymore, then I will definitely come back obediently. As you said, young people always like one thing today and another one the next. If that’s the case, what are you worried about? Let me try, if it fails, no matter if Guo Ying doesn't like me or I don't like Guo Ying anymore, I will come back as you wish."

"I—" Yang Xiaohui wanted to shout, she wanted to tell her daughter loudly that she didn't care whether she liked Guo Ying or whether Guo Ying liked her.What she is most concerned about is how her daughter can like a woman.She wanted to yell, but the experience of pouring chicken soup into people to analyze their feelings for several years told her.If she objected at this moment, her daughter would only have a rebellious mentality, so she could only hold back.

"Well then, don't resign first, first change your resignation into a long vacation. There are still ten days before your summer vacation. These ten days and more than one month of your vacation add up to nearly two months. .For two months, you go to find your brother and pursue your so-called love by the way. But if it comes to September, you have not been with Guo Ying by then, and your relationship has not progressed. Just be good to me Come back, okay?"

"..." Xiao Ai looked at her and didn't speak.

Yang Xiaohui showed a sad look, seeing her like this, Zhou Xiaoai nodded slowly.

Seeing that she was willing to promise, Yang Xiaohui was really relieved.Xiangjiang is where her son works. If her daughter goes there, she is not very worried.And that Guo Ying was not someone her daughter could easily get in touch with.Yang Xiaohui checked Guo Ying and saw a video of Guo Ying being surrounded by more than a dozen bodyguards to prevent reporters from getting close.Yang Xiaohui didn't think that such a person would like her daughter.The daughter may have been forced to marry by her, so she thought of him.It would be the best for her if she could take the opportunity to stop her daughter from thinking like this, suffer a blow all of a sudden, and be able to like boys normally.

And most importantly, she called her daughter's former boyfriend just now.The other party told her that he was going back to China soon, and the job of returning to China was to sign in Xiangjiang.So Yang Xiaohui was not afraid of her daughter going to Xiangjiang, because as soon as she left, she would tell Cheng Ming where her daughter was staying, so that her daughter would have no time to find that Guo Ying.

Mother Yang was proud of herself, but Zhou Xiaoai couldn't figure out what she was thinking.But seeing her happy face, she didn't seem to mind her leaving at all, so Zhou Xiaoai immediately made arrangements.

After returning home at night, she called Brother Zhou and told him that she was coming to Xiangjiang to play and asked him to find a house for her to live in temporarily.

On the second day, Zhou Xiaoai immediately started her handover and resignation work step by step.She promised Yang's mother to ask for leave, but Zhou Xiaoai is Zhou Xiaoai, and she can even deceive anyone if necessary.So Zhou Xiaoai finally spent three days going through all the procedures without Mama Yang's knowledge.And successfully deposited her personnel file in the personnel bureau where she worked.

Book your flight, pack your luggage, and contact Brother Zhou.Under Yang Xiaohui's nose, Zhou Xiaoai was doing everything excitedly.

Regarding everything about her, Yang Xiaohui looked at her with the eyes of someone who came here.For so many years, she has solved emotional problems for countless people and advised countless parents who came out of the closet. She feels that she has become an expert.So when it comes to her daughter, she is also extremely calm.

She regarded this incident as her daughter's belated rebellious period. After her daughter came out to her, she did not speak out against her with strong words, but handled it with gentle means.She waited for reality to deal a heavy blow to her daughter, and after her daughter left happily with her suitcase, she didn't even go to see her off.

She treats everything as small things like going out with colleagues during winter and summer vacations.After her daughter left, she just told Cheng Ming about her daughter's going to Xiangjiang.Then I silently made the mental preparation that my daughter would come back in despair two months later.

Zhou Xiaoai naturally didn't know what Yang's mother was thinking, she only knew that it was easy for her to come out.All she knew was that she didn't make Mama Yang sad, and she got on the plane to Xiangjiang smoothly.She only knew that in a few hours, she would be able to breathe the air of the same place as Guo Ying.

Zhou Xiaoai didn't want to delve into Mama Yang's true thoughts.She has a problem.That is, when the other party feels weak and needs help, she will go all out to help the other party and keep thinking about the other party.But if the other party becomes stronger, then she will naturally not think too much about the other party.

The current mother Yang is completely different from before. Zhou Xiaoai can't see any shadow of the past in her, and she can't see any cowardice and timidity.There is only that kind of self-righteous strength and indescribable self-confidence, so Zhou Xiaoai naturally doesn't worry too much about her, and thinks too much about her.

The plane was flying in the blue sky, and Zhou Xiaoai started her first air travel excitedly, but also worried and panicked about her future.

Guo Ying, who received the news, saw Zhou Xiaoai's happy and excited appearance pulling the suitcase.But just calmly put away the phone, as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Xiaoai boarded the plane in the morning, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, she arrived in Xiangjiang.Zhou Xiaonian, who works in Xiangjiang, couldn't leave today, so he asked a male colleague of his to pick up Zhou Xiaoai.

The other party was holding a small card with Zhou Xiaoai's name on it, and there were also Zhou Xiaoai's recent photos on the phone.Wearing black sunglasses, a white embroidered t-shirt on the upper body, and simple blue ripped jeans on the lower body, Zhou Xiaoai felt extremely youthful and beautiful.After walking directly towards him, the other party took a photo on his mobile phone and kept confirming it several times.

"I'm Zhou Xiaoai, and my brother is Zhou Xiaonian. He works for Peak Entertainment under the Guo Corporation. Now you can be sure."

Zhou Xiaoai, who took off his glasses, let the other side scrutinize her.After the other party nodded repeatedly, the two pulled the suitcase and left.

"Xiao Ai, why are you completely different from the one in the photo? Are you really 27 and your hair, your clothes—" the mixed-race boy named John kept asking Zhou Xiaoai.

Zhou Xiaoai explained: "I haven't changed at all from before. It's just that when I was in the mainland, I was a great junior high school teacher and I had to always pay attention to my behavior and appearance in school. But now I'm just a I’m a foreigner for fun, so I’m a little more casual when I dress.”

Zhou Xiaoai explained casually to the other party, while the handsome guy in front was excited while driving.Zhou Xiaoai lowered her head and swiped her phone, and began to look at Guo's signboard information.

"What are you doing?" The blue-eyed John immediately pretended to be curious and asked Zhou Xiaoai when he was ignored by a girl for the first time.

"I want to find a job. I heard that the prices in Xiangjiang are very high. I don't have much money. So I want to find a job as much as possible so that I can stay in Xiangjiang longer."

"Is that so?" John, who has lived in Xiangjiang for several years but still couldn't afford a house in Xiangjiang, was deeply moved.He immediately asked, "What kind of job do you want to find in that area?"

"My brother said that Guo's is very good, so I first considered the Guo's headquarters. But the recruitment conditions there are too strong. You must graduate from a prestigious school, or graduate with a doctorate. Or you must be proficient in several languages. The little secretaries there are not qualified enough."

Zhou Xiaoai was disappointed. John didn't expect her ambition to be so big. As soon as she applied for the job, she wanted to apply to the company's headquarters.He took a closer look in the front-view mirror, and Zhou Xiaoai looked serious and distressed.In the end, I couldn't help but make suggestions and said: "I know your education background, it's an ordinary bachelor's degree, right?"

"Hmm!" Seeing that he seemed to have an idea, Zhou Xiaoai quickly sat up straight and looked at him eagerly.

"This appearance doesn't look like 27 years old." Seeing her obedient appearance, John screamed in his heart.But on the face, he said solemnly: "The secretaries of our company, whether they are big secretaries or small secretaries, are prepared for managers and leaders. Naturally, the requirements are very high, but if your idea is just to enter a big company, then If you have a relatively stable job in a large company, then with your education background, you should look for positions such as clerk, back office, customer service, merchandiser, administration, logistics, and even warehouse management. Only in this way can you apply for a job successfully possibility."

John taught Xiao Ai his experience. Although he looks like a foreigner, he is actually an authentic Chinese.Before he was a model, he also did countless jobs, so he has a lot of social experience.

The black-haired, blue-eyed John analyzed Zhou Xiaoai seriously, and Zhou Xiaoai listened carefully.No matter how old she is now, in fact, she is in her bones.Because she has to support herself, she has been at the bottom of society since she was a child.If she told others about street stalls, part-time jobs to make money, and how to support herself, she would definitely be able to tell a lot.But for how to look for a job seriously, how to make a resume, and how to go to a formal interview.How to get a job in a regular big company, Zhou Xiaoai can't do it.

Xiangjiang is a place full of talents, even if she wants to find a job as a teacher with the original owner, it will be difficult for her to find it.And since she started here, her only idea was to get closer to Guo Ying.So she didn't have enough work experience, and now she saw that John Ken, who had just met, was helping to guide her, so she naturally listened carefully.

Zhou Xiaoai's expression was too serious, and John felt that if she was given a small notebook now, she would be able to start writing immediately.He was proud of himself, and after talking to Zhou Xiaoai all the way, he couldn't help asking: "Don't you know these things? Then you know the most basic word, excel, and ppt for office staff? Have you ever operated simple erp?" System? You are 27 years old, you don’t really know nothing, and if this is the case, why do you have such high requirements from the beginning, why don’t you go to a small company to try it first?”

"I entered school after graduating from university, and I have never worked outside. As for the word, excel, ppt and rep systems you mentioned, I am a computer student, so these should be fine. And John, if I Let me tell you, the reason why I am so deliberate about joining the Guo family is because I want to chase after a girl I like, so you won’t drive me out.”

The car carrying Zhou Xiaoai suddenly made an S-shape on the driveway.The kind and hospitable guy John didn't really drive Zhou Xiaoai away in the end, but after Zhou Xiaoai finished talking about her sexual orientation, the other party suddenly became indifferent.After finally sending Zhou Xiaoai to the short-term apartment that his brother had booked in advance, the other party just threw away the room card with the house number on it, and then left very simply.

Zhou Xiaoai couldn't laugh or cry, she pulled her big suitcase, got on the elevator by herself according to the house number on the room card, and looked for each room by herself.Wait until you find the person you are temporarily staying in, and open the door with your room card.Seeing this small room and living room, Zhou Xiaoai was stunned for a moment.

One room and one living room that may be rented out all look like this.There are sofas and coffee tables outside, and the beds seem to be in the small room inside.Zhou Xiaoai looked at this, compared with the previous hut, only the color of the furniture has changed, but it is newer.But in a house with the same overall house layout, the mood suddenly became very complicated.

Looking at this small room, Zhou Xiaoai held up her mobile phone and started taking pictures seriously.

"Yingying, look, this looks like our hut!" Obviously knowing that Guo Ying didn't agree to add her as a friend, and knowing that she sent a message, Guo Ying would definitely not see it.But Zhou Xiaoai still patted it seriously, and still talked to her softly with a smile.