Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

Lin Xindie followed him through the revolving door, her tattered cotton skirt scraping against the polished marble floor.

The crowd's prying eyes were like a thorn in her back - the bleeding teeth marks on her shoulder were more eye-catching than her evening dress.

The cool air from the sportswear store hit my bare skin.

Zhou Qi pulled off the new T-shirt that was hanging on the wall, and his black sweatpants drew an arc in the air.

"Locker room." He opened the curtain with an unquestionable gesture.

When Lin Xindie unbuttoned the third button, the coolness of the alcohol cotton suddenly touched the wound.

Zhou Qi's breath brushed across the back of her neck, and the rhythm of the bandage wrapped around her was as precise as a mechanical watch movement.

It was not until she used a Band-Aid to seal the laceration on his palm that Lin Xindie realized she was imitating his bandaging technique.

When the brand new sportswear was wrapped around his body, the friction of the fabric was mixed with an almost inaudible sigh.

"That's right." Zhou Qi took a half step back to look around. When he turned around, the rubber soles of his sneakers made a short squeak on the floor tiles.

The girl in the mirror raised her hand and stroked the check mark on her chest, her fingertips drawing tiny ripples on the polyester fiber.

When Zhou Qi came back with a shoe box and a new backpack, she was practicing smiling at her reflection in the mirror - an expression that had blurred into faded film in her memory.

While Lin Xindie was tying her shoelaces, Zhou Qi was carefully rolling her faded canvas bag into a neat square.

The leather lining of the shoulder bag still retained body temperature, and he carefully placed it into the interlayer of his newly purchased sports backpack.

With the light sound of the metal zipper closing, a teardrop shattered on the velvet fabric of the shoe-trying bench.

“Is it the right size?”

Zhou Qi asked, holding up his brand new backpack, his knuckles unconsciously rubbing the worn edges of the old bag.

Lin Xindie buried her face in her falling hair and nodded, the rubber soles of her new shoes making a crackling sound as they rubbed against the ground.

As they passed the cashier, the clerk looked the couple over and over: "Your girlfriend has such a nice temperament."

"This is my sister." Zhou Qi paused as he took out his credit card.

This was not a lie - at this moment, Lin Xindie was indeed like a newborn baby, with no money or savings, and not even an ID to prove her identity.

Apart from the eight-year-old canvas bag and the old clothes lying in the trash can, no one in the world knew of her existence.

Shopping bags gradually filled the locker. From silk nightgowns to waterproof watches, every item was hand-selected by Zhou Qi.

Lin Xindie was always like a ball of quiet mist until he picked up a piece of lace underwear and suddenly said, "I am different from those trained by the Bai family."

"What's the difference?" Zhou Qi stopped flipping the tag.

“I can do what they can’t.”

She touched her collarbone with her fingertips. "Practice kissing with silicone molds and get familiar with the reaction with the vibration instrument. Every instructor has tested the results of the training..."

His voice suddenly choked: "Except for the last line of defense, there is no place left that should be touched."

The electronic lock of the locker sounded a warning, and Zhou Qi handed her a paper bag of toiletries: "So what has kept you alive until now is..."

“A photo of my sister in the orphanage.”

Lin Xindie pressed the slightly raised part of her chest and said, "The signature on the monthly remittance slip is the only evidence that I ever existed."

Zhou Qi gently stroked her chin with his fingertips and smiled softly, "Do you know what your greatest strength is? It's purity!"

The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she remained silent.

"I'm a bit superstitious and believe that people who smile a lot bring good luck."

He brushed off the snow on her shoulders: "Try to squint your eyes?"

Lin Xindie looked at his pupils reflecting the neon lights and slowly moved the corners of her lips.

Zhou Qi was stunned by the awkward smile. He suddenly let go of her hand and turned around: "When you learn to smile sincerely, I will give you a great gift."

When the night wind lifted the hem of his coat, a crack appeared in Lin Xindie's long-frozen heart.

Three hours later, in the Repulse Bay villa area.

Du Qianqian was standing at the entrance holding her cell phone. When she saw the girl with no makeup on behind Zhou Qi, her delicately manicured nails left a crescent mark on her leather handbag.

She tucked her hair behind her ears and smiled, "Who is this?"

"Little sister of the Lin family, follow me in the future."

Zhou Qi threw the car keys on the entrance cabinet: "Call me Sister Qianqian."

The two women's eyes met in the air.

Lin Xindie noticed the work badge on the other person's Chanel suit, while Du Qianqian was amazed by the girl's beautiful eyes and eyebrows without any makeup.

"Sister Xindie, please try the Qingwang grapes. They were airlifted in this morning."

When Du Qianqian pushed the crystal fruit plate over, the diamond watch shone under the chandelier.

"Thank you, Sister Qianqian." Lin Xindie held the clear crystal cup and saw her own sportswear that didn't fit in with the reflection.

As soon as Zhou Qi stepped into the living room, Du Qianqian hurriedly greeted him: "Hai City suddenly stopped supplying goods this afternoon, and other partners are also waiting and watching..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a gentle male voice: "The building materials problem has been solved."

Du Qianqian stood there in a daze. She had just returned from the building materials department half an hour ago, and the entire team was still busy contacting new suppliers.

"Wait a minute, I need to change my clothes."

Zhou Qi glanced at Lin Xindie's collar which had been smeared with essential oil, and walked quickly towards the bedroom.

The lingering citrus scent reminded him of the turbulent negotiation just now - a supply promise in exchange for three confidential account books.

Under the crystal chandelier in the living room, the shadows of two women overlapped on the beige carpet.

Du Qianqian glanced at the shipping label on the canvas travel bag: "Ms. Lin just landed today?"

Seeing the other person nod, she picked up the Red Fuji apple from the fruit basket and asked, "Do you need me to peel it for you?"

The phone rang suddenly.

Tang Boshi's excited voice penetrated the receiver: "Mr. Du, Haishi loaded the truck overnight! The other three companies also took the initiative to apologize, saying that the system failure caused the delay..."

Du Qianqian held the phone tightly, her nails scratching fine marks on the tempered glass. The stagnant building materials market was actually stirred up by Zhou Qi.

The moment she turned her head, her breathing paused slightly - silver light flowed between Lin Xindie's fingers, the fruit knife moved along the fruit flesh like a fish, and the fruit peel formed a perfect spiral on her knees.

The mechanically precise knife skills reminded Du Qianqian of the automatic peeler she had seen at the Swiss Army Knife Exhibition, but the girl in front of her clearly didn't even tremble her eyelashes.

When Lin Xindie looked up while holding the round apple that looked like a work of art, Du Qianqian suddenly realized that the girl held her breath the whole time while peeling the fruit, and even her breathing frequency maintained a certain special rhythm.

The rustling cutting sound echoed in the living room!

The bright red peel swirled and fell on the table, and the flesh was evenly cracked into crescent shapes!

Lin Xindie held the fruit plate and handed it to Du Qianqian: "Try it?"

"Your knife skills are excellent." Du Qianqian picked up a piece and looked at it carefully. The thickness of the flesh was as if it had been cut with a ruler.

There were footsteps on the stairs, and Zhou Qi changed into casual clothes and went downstairs.

Lin Xindie turned her wrist and pushed the fruit plate towards the newcomer. Zhou Qi casually picked up an apple and leaned against the sofa, raising an eyebrow at Du Qianqian: "Have you got the building materials?"

"I just got a call, it was you..." Du Qianqian paused at her lips.

"I met with Gao Qingliang before, and some misunderstandings were resolved."

Zhou Qi bit off the crisp flesh and said: "The North Shore project will soon start joint development."