Looking at the sushi on the plate, Liang Shi thought to himself: Xu Qingzhu's acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds.
She's at the level where she could soon be nominated for a Best Actress award in the entertainment industry.
//
Liang Shi didn't take the incident at noon to heart; she was a little worried that Xu Qingzhu wouldn't be able to handle Zhou Yi'an.
But Xu Qingzhu reassured her that she was on her home turf and wouldn't be bullied by Zhou Yi'an.
As Liang Shi was driving away, he encountered Zhou Yi'an.
She was standing by the roadside smoking, holding a cup of coffee in her hand, her shoulder-length short hair fluttering in the wind, and her leather jacket showing her unconventional style.
When Liang Shi looked over, his eyes met Zhou Yi'an's.
Liang Shi immediately looked away, and at that moment, Zhou Yi'an raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a very wicked smile.
A while later, Liang Shi's car drove away from that street, and she received a text message from an unknown number: "Baby, you don't seem so bad anymore."
How can a madman become good?
Even when you're acting crazy, your eyes don't look as fierce as they used to.
Honey, will things change if I marry the person I love?
So, would you consider marrying me? I can become a better person for you.
Liang Shi: "..."
It's obvious that this was sent by Zhou Yi'an.
Liang Shi replied with only one word: 【Get lost.】
Then I blocked the number.
//
Liang Shi completed the task assigned by Zhou Li with great difficulty; she submitted the 500-word manuscript close to the end of the workday.
She was quite nervous when she handed it in, but Zhou Li glanced at it and gave her a pretty good review, so she passed.
So she still left work on time.
She kept her promise to Xu Qingzhu and went to pick her up from get off work, but Ms. Xu Qingzhu was still working overtime at the company so that the autumn new product launch could be carried out smoothly.
Even their company is having overtime work.
After Liang Shi arrived, he waited in Xu Qingzhu's office.
They finished their meeting around eight o'clock.
Liang Shicai and Xu Qingzhu left the company, and before leaving, they saw Zhou Yi'an again.
Zhou Yi'an raised an eyebrow, turned halfway around in her office chair, and said with a wicked smile, "Liang Shi, will your wife die if she doesn't work overtime?"
Xu Qingzhu glanced at her and said, "Designer Zhou, you can go home now."
Zhou Yi'an stood up, but then picked up her iPad. "The company's overtime culture is really outrageous."
Xu Qingzhu: "You can leave once you've finished your work. I didn't force you."
Zhou Yi'an: "..."
Zhou Yi'an stormed off, leaving her colleagues awkwardly standing there.
Xu Qingzhu also told everyone to hurry up and leave work.
On the way back, Xu Qingzhu nestled in the passenger seat to rest.
Liang Shi asked, "Is Zhou Yi'an difficult to manage?"
"Not bad." Xu Qingzhu thought of Zhou Yi'an's design drafts and suddenly sighed, "She is indeed very talented."
Liang Shi: "..."
"Her design drafts are very inspired," Xu Qingzhu said impartially. "A natural talent."
Liang Shi: "I can't tell."
"So judging a person solely by their appearance is a very narrow-minded approach," Xu Qingzhu said.
Then they fell silent.
Xu Qingzhu was so exhausted that she even took a nap in the car.
When they got home, Xu Qingzhu went upstairs to wash up, while Liang Shi cooked.
Dinner was simple: Liang Shi just stir-fried some vegetables, fried two eggs, and cooked rice.
Liang Shi acted quickly, taking advantage of Xu Qingzhu's absence to go back to his room, change his clothes, and wash up briefly.
Xu Qingzhu was already a little sleepy while eating, so she just ate a few bites and waited for Liang Shi to finish before starting to clear the table.
Liang Shi immediately tried to stop her, but she held him down, saying, "You cook, I'll wash the dishes, that's fair."
Liang Shi: "..."
"Go wash up, I'll go back to my room to sleep after I finish washing the dishes," Xu Qingzhu said.
Liang adapts to the situation.
When Xu Qingzhu came out after washing the dishes, she saw Liang Shi's watch on the dining table, but when she looked around, Liang Shi was no longer in the living room or dining room.
I guess they've gone back to their room.
Xu Qingzhu was worried that she wouldn't be able to find it, so she delivered it to her. However, when she knocked on her door, no one answered. She pushed the door open and said, "I'm coming in."
The door wasn't locked; it opened with a push.
The room was empty, but the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.
Xu Qingzhu glanced at it, but couldn't see anything.
She guessed that Liang Shi was taking a shower, so she put her watch on the bedside table, as well as her cell phone.
...
Xu Qingzhu suddenly remembered what Dr. Gu had said—perhaps we could start with the phone's memo and diary.
She glanced guiltily at the bathroom; Liang Shiying would probably be out for a long time.
This is a great opportunity.
But Xu Qingzhu had never spied on other people's privacy before.
She was somewhat unable to accept it.
But Liang Shi is shrouded in too many mysteries. Xu Qingzhu wants to know if she has a split personality, or if she knows she has one.
...
After hesitating for a long time, Xu Qingzhu still picked up Liang Shi's phone with trembling hands.
The lock screen password was Liang Shi's birthday, so she could unlock it easily.
Then I opened the notes app, and it was completely blank.
Her WeChat account also shows very few contacts, a stark contrast to Liang Shi's WeChat account, which used to allow him to freely call on friends and acquaintances.
Even though Xu Qingzhu had never checked Liang Shi's phone before, she had inadvertently glanced at it and found that Liang Shi had at least a thousand people on her contact list.
But now the account is simple and clean, just like a edited version of WeChat Moments.
Xu Qingzhu still couldn't find any clues.
It was her first time doing something like this, and her palms were hot and trembling. In the end, she accidentally clicked on something and opened an encrypted folder.
I don't know how many digits the password has.
Xu Qingzhu lost because of Liang Shi's birthday, no, that's not right.
I lost my own birthday again, which is also incorrect.
After that, he lost some more important days for Liang Shi, but none of them could be opened.
Xu Qingzhu suddenly remembered their wedding anniversary.
So she entered that string of numbers, but it still wasn't right.
She had already given up, and as she was leaving, she was reminded that it was two days combined.
So she tried adding Liang Shi's birthday to her own, and then she tried combining Liang Shi's birthday with their wedding anniversary.
Neither is correct.
She entered her birthday and wedding anniversary without much hope.
...The results were announced.
Xu Qingzhu herself was shocked; she never expected it to be this string of numbers.
She didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly opened the folders, one after another, all of which were empty documents, like nested dolls. In the end, there was only one photo.
—It was an unusually dimly lit room, emitting a faint red glow. The ceiling was arched, somewhat resembling a coffin lid. A row of unlit white candles lay on the floor, and a layer of ghost money was spread on the bed. The person in the photo was dressed in white mourning clothes, looking extremely overweight. He sat in the middle of the bed, his eyes vacant and lifeless as he stared at the camera. His mouth was split open, revealing white teeth, and his smile was chilling.
The base color is dark, but the center is white.
The bottom right corner of the photo has two words written on it: "Sacrifice".
The person in the photo is Liang Shi, but he looked much younger than he does now.
They must be still young.
Xu Qingzhu was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
"Why are you here?" Liang Shi's voice suddenly rang out, followed by the sound of the bathroom door closing.
Xu Qingzhu shuddered in fright, immediately switched her phone back to the home screen, and said, "You...you left your phone outside, I...I'll bring it in for you."
"Just take it," Liang Shi said, puzzled. "Why are you so nervous?"
"No...no..." Xu Qingzhu almost bit her tongue off. She swallowed hard. "You should go to sleep early. I'm going upstairs. Goodnight."
Without waiting for Liang Shi's reply, she ran out of the room like a gust of wind, not forgetting to close the door behind her.
Liang Shi's memory was certainly not that bad.
She came in while playing on her phone after finishing her meal.