Trust and dominance

Friday, the last working day of the week, Qiu Mingyue had many extra meetings because of the Chinese Valentine's Day project.

There's one right in the morning, and another after lunch break.

After coming out of the conference room weakly, Qiu Mingyue put the computer back to its place, but Jiang Ran, who had no meeting, looked even worse than her.

Not only now, she has been in bad shape this week, and she has not even asked about the details of Qiu Mingyue and Zhang Shaoming's meeting.

Jiang Ran was a very energetic person. He loved to smile and pursed his lips. There was no doubt that he had something on his mind, but when he asked her, he just smiled and denied it. Seeing that she came to work every day, and although she was dazed from time to time, her work was fine and her food intake did not change much. Qiu Mingyue and other colleagues didn't ask too many questions.

"The milk tea has arrived. I'll go downstairs to get it." Qiu Mingyue said.

She was very tired from the meeting, so she made a single milk tea with Jiang Ran in advance.

Jiang Ran: "Let me go down with you."

"Sister Lin, didn't you just call you? It's okay, I'll just go down."

When the elevator door opened on the first floor, Qiu Mingyue heard the sound of an argument. She glanced at the front desk and walked towards the takeout shelf. They were two men. Qiu Mingyue was surprised to find that one of them was Zhang Yihe.

As for the other man with cool silver hair, Qiu Mingyue recognized him carefully and was even more shocked. He seemed to be Jiang Ran's boyfriend. Qiu Mingyue had met him when he came to pick Jiang Ran up from get off work a few months ago. At that time He still has golden hair. I heard that he is an advertising director and has his own studio. He does look like the stereotypical artist.

Why did these two people quarrel? And there was a tendency to get more and more noisy. The two security guards couldn't stop the fight, and Zhang Yihe's lips moved. He didn't know what he said. Jiang Zizhi was furious in an instant. He thrust his index finger straight into Zhang Yihe's face: "Fuck, I'm looking for my daughter." Friends have nothing to do with you!"

Zhang Yihe looked away as if he was impatient, and when he saw Qiu Mingyue, he paused for a moment. He was obviously surprised, but he still did not calm down his anger because of Qiu Mingyue's presence.

Qiu Mingyue was holding the milk tea, whether she left or not.

Zhang Yihe didn't want to tangle with Jiang Zishi anymore, so he raised his legs and was about to leave, but Jiang Zishi grabbed his arm. Zhang Yihe suddenly threw it away. As soon as their bodies collided, the two of them were about to fight together in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, the security guard separated the two people quickly. Opened. For the sake of Jiang Ran, Qiu Mingyue could no longer sit idly by and hurriedly went over to break up the fight: "If you have something to say, say it well. If you have something to say, say it well. Don't do anything."

She stood in the middle, widening the safe distance between Zhang Yihe and Jiang Zishi.

Jiang Zi was actually even more annoyed when a strange woman came out to get in the way, but after seeing the work badge hanging around Qiu Mingyue's neck, he had some impression of the name, so Jiang Ran mentioned it in his ear. After taking a few deep breaths, I clenched my fists tightly and did not swing them out again.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Mingyue asked.

Neither side spoke.

Qiu Mingyue couldn't curse even if she wanted to. That is to say, everyone was still at their workstations during this afternoon working time, just fighting at the front desk of the company. If people were watching, Jiang Ran might be exposed to something.

One of the security guards probably saw that Qiu Mingyue was acquainted with them and spoke up. He pointed at Jiang Zishi: "This gentleman probably wants to find his girlfriend, but the company regulations require that outsiders need to be registered by the relevant person in charge when entering the company. , but he said that his girlfriend's phone number couldn't be reached, so we called the administration upstairs, but..."

The security guard looked embarrassed.

Qiu Mingyue probably understood. She frowned and said coldly to Jiang Zishi: "You still harassed me after we broke up?"

As they got closer, Qiu Mingyue noticed Jiang Zishi's pale face and red bloodshot eyes. He originally had a somewhat evil temperament, but now he looked more like a vampire because he didn't drink enough blood. Qiu Mingyue winced in her heart. But there was no emotion on his face.

Jiang Zushi rolled her eyes and pressed her tongue against her cheek. It was obvious that she was trying her best to suppress her anger. If she wasn't a woman, she would have been punched by now.

Jiang Zizhi said every word through gritted teeth: "No, yes, break up."

Qiu Mingyue heard Zhang Yihe behind her sneer: "What, are you admitting that you are harassing me?"

Jiang Zishi's eyes widened for a moment, "Mr. Jiang!" Qiu Mingyue quickly stopped, "Mr. Jiang, that's it, do you know me? I am Qiu Mingyue, Jiang Ran's friend. We have met before. Let me tell you the truth. To be honest, if you saw Jiang Ran, you would know that she is not having a good time this week either."

When Jiang Ran was mentioned, Jiang Zishi's already pale face became even darker. He lowered his head stiffly and remained silent.

Qiu Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief: "I suggest you go back first. Jiang Ran is in a meeting now and doesn't have time to see you for the time being. Even if she does, this is where she works. She attaches great importance to her work. I understand your contact I don't agree with her mood, but as Jiang Ran's colleague and friend, I think it's inappropriate for you to do this, what do you think?"

The two security guards watched their actions and slowly relaxed their restraints. After a while, they heard Jiang Zishi say: "I'm waiting here for her to get off work. Please tell her."

Qiu Mingyue gave Zhang Yihe a warning look and said, "Okay."

In the elevator that finally went up again, Qiu Mingyue was glad that she didn't let Jiang Ran come down with her just now. She was really "impressed" with Zhang Yihe. She asked Zhang Yihe: "How did you know he was downstairs?"

Zhang Yihe's voice was very low: "...I heard it when I went to the administration office to hand in the materials." After saying that, he asked Qiu Mingyue, "You don't really want to tell Jiang Ran, do you?"

"Otherwise, don't you think he is someone who will continue to wait downstairs?"

Zhang Yihe didn't answer.

Qiu Mingyue observed Zhang Yihe and continued to ask: "Do you know whether the two of them had a fight or..."

Zhang Yihe still didn't answer until he reached the floor. He walked out of the elevator first and dropped two words as if unwillingly: "Fight."

And how did he know? Qiu Mingyue failed to ask.

Back at the workstation, Qiu Mingyue handed the milk tea to Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran is a person who likes to eat desserts, and eating desserts can stimulate the secretion of dopamine. Qiu Mingyue watched her take a sip, and then told her that Jiang Zi was waiting for her downstairs, ignoring Zhang Yihe and him who almost had a fight. matter.

After thinking about Jiang Ran's reaction, but not expecting that she would choke on her milk tea, Qiu Mingyue hurriedly pulled out a tissue and gave it to her.

"Ahem, wh-what?"

When Qiu Mingyue was about to speak again, Jiang Ran stopped coughing and waved her hand. She originally wanted to ask Qiu Mingyue what was going on, but in fact she knew best. She opened her mouth repeatedly and finally whispered: "I understand."

"in argument?"

Jiang Ran smiled and admitted: "Yeah."

Even if she doesn't know the specific reason, Qiu Mingyue can guess a thing or two. Friction is inevitable when falling in love, especially when talking about marriage involves more family issues. But what Qiu Mingyue can't say is that she feels Jiang Zizhi...

In Jiang Ran's narration, Jiang Zizhi was actually a hard-spoken and soft-hearted person who lacked a sense of security, so he was very stubborn.

There is a saying that once a woman feels sorry for a man, she is doomed.

"Are you okay?"

"fine."

What seemed like a big deal during the quarrel was cooled down by time for a few days, and turned into garbage that could be disposed of like leftovers. But after dealing with it more times, I realized that the processing capacity of the garbage treatment plant in my heart was limited.

Jiang Ran turned on her phone. She didn't block Zhou Su, but blocked it. There were a bunch of missed calls and a bunch of unanswered messages, saying that if she didn't reply, he would come to the company to find her. Twenty minutes ago, he said that he came to her company. Downstairs.

Jiang Ran thought about why they quarreled.

Initially, he came to pick her up last Friday, and she picked up a lipstick in the car. She was not sure whether it was her own, but Jiang Zizhi glanced at it and said that it should have been left behind by the photographer of the studio.

Jiang Ran didn't care. The nature of Jiang Zishi's work was destined to deal with many beautiful people of the opposite sex. In this regard, Jiang Ran gave Jiang Zishi complete trust, not out of trust in Jiang Zishi's character, but out of her trust in her. A bottom line of zero tolerance.

But this lipstick still caused trouble.

They stayed at home that weekend, thinking about how to take wedding photos in front of massive photo albums.

Jiang Zizhi is professional and thoughtful in this regard. Jiang Ran is very cooperative. However, for one set, Jiang Ran pointed out that she is not suitable for and does not like this kind of pink lipstick. Jiang Zizhi disagrees and thinks that as long as the makeup can keep up. , Jiang Ran can definitely give it a try.

Jiang Ran wondered why Jiang Zishi insisted on filming this set, and Jiang Zishi wondered why Jiang Ran was so resistant.

Then Jiang Ran discovered that Jiang Zizhi might not realize that not only did she never use lipstick of this color, but this clear and gentle makeup was the style of the photographer who left the lipstick in his car.

She pointed this out directly to Jiang Zishi. She didn't doubt Jiang Zishi and the photographer, but she felt uncomfortable with it.

Jiang Zizhi understood, but couldn't understand, because even if he only had Jiang Ran, he didn't even bother to prove his innocence. What he always cared about was why he didn't want to listen to him.

Jiang Ran suddenly realized something terrible. She was indeed obedient to Jiang Zishi.

At the beginning, the two people got along surprisingly well, but how can there be no conflicts in falling in love? But later on, in order to maintain this superficial smoothness, she made self-compromise and was completely obedient to Jiang Zizhi.

She unceremoniously suspected that not only the color of the lipstick, but also Jiang Zizhi would persuade her to accept whatever point she objected to. Facts have proved that it was indeed the case. For wedding photos, weddings, and the future, he wrote the scripts and drew the shots himself. , everything has been carefully considered and planned, and Jiang Ran is just the heroine in his MV.

Jiang Ran was shocked by his own hindsight.

She and Jiang Zishi had never quarreled, but that day, the quarrel reached the point of hysteria.

But now, whenever she thinks of Jiang Zushi sitting downstairs waiting for her, Jiang Ran feels that she is wrong and hypocritical.

She didn't tell Qiu Mingyue any of this, not because she was embarrassed or reserved, but because she was too confused. She was afraid that she would say it out, so she just misunderstood Jiang Zushi in front of people who didn't know him well. But in fact, everything came from her feelings for herself. At a loss.

She holds the cold milk tea in both hands, meaty grapes, three-point sugar, and an extra portion of meaty crystal beads. As long as they order at once and eat several times, they can understand each other's taste preferences and talk about the past. If the people around you get along, you can basically become friends.

Interactions between people are very similar to the process of making clay sculptures. You need to use good clay, add an appropriate amount of water, and have extreme patience and motivation to knead the soft enough clay into the desired shape of the embryo. Wasted efforts will only consume more and more until your hands are covered with mud stains.

"Mingyue."

"Um?"

Jiang Ran asked: "When you're in love, it's not about cheating, a weakening relationship or even family problems. What things would make you unable to accept and want to break up?"

Jiang Ran seemed to be really curious to discuss this issue. Qiu Mingyue didn't know how likely she was to break up sincerely by asking this question, "You mean, if it weren't for basic emotional, moral and financial issues, Why would we break up?"

Yes, if these three conditions can be met, it is enough to support a relationship.

Jiang Ran nodded.

Qiu Mingyue thought for a while and organized her words carefully: "For me, it may be trust. One hundred percent mutual trust is ideal, but just like in a relationship, the passion of love can become stable. Yes, but it cannot be reduced, and so is the level of trust. Once there is a crisis of trust, I think I will have no way to continue."

But her breakups were not due to this reason. Even if they ended up breaking up, it wasn't to the point where she needed to go to the heart of it.

"And you?"

"Me..." Jiang Ran murmured, "Maybe it's the leadership."

"Dominance?"

"Yes. Dominance."