Shelf life love

When the mobile phone on the long table rang, the waiter just put down a cup of iced black tea macchiato, Qi Lin said "thank you", put the soft leather notebook on his raised lap, and put on the earphones to answer the phone.

"Yo, why did you pick it up?" Gu Rong's voice came out all of a sudden, and he couldn't hide his enthusiasm for watching the show.

Qi Lin quickly pulled off the earphones, "You called and asked why I answered?"

"I just want to see if you've finished your blind date." Gu Rong laughed, "It's over so soon? Are you not satisfied?"

"I haven't seen anyone yet." Qi Lin held the pen between his index and middle fingers, lifted his eyes from the draft in the notebook, and searched aimlessly around the coffee shop.

Gu Rong dissatisfied: "Late for the first meeting? I told you earlier that AI matching is unreliable, and you still have to listen to 'parents' order and matchmaker's words' when you get married, no matter how bad it is..."

"I don't have parents, have you forgotten?" Qi Lin interrupted, "It's not that he is late, it's that I came out early."

"Fuck, there's no way to talk. I'm sorry, sorry!" Gu Rong immediately corrected, "But Qi Xiaolin, my brother is from experience, marriage is not sloppy, you have to find a partner yourself, how can you let AI choose for you? I don’t know! How long has this technology been in use?”

Qi Lin laughed, "If you really want to marry me with a ghost, I'm still committed to this marriage."

"You can't find the ghost bride even with the lantern?"

"Don't be so big!" Gu Rong said: "I know you want to get married. We are now merged into Le Ting, and there are many outstanding talents. Don't be afraid that you won't be able to reach them. Let me help you find them?"

"Trouble." Qi Lin tapped the notebook with the pen between his fingers, "It's better to trust AI than to trust you."

Gu Rong: "Fuck me!"

Qi Lin smiled, "AI is smarter than you. It's dead, and people will come soon."

Throwing the phone back on the table, Qi Lin picked up the black tea macchiato and stirred it up.He doesn't like to drink hot drinks, even though it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, he still needs to add a few more pieces of ice.

This coffee shop is located in the center of the city, with a simple design and white as the main color. The first floor is an open hall with floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides. There are a dozen business boxes.

Qi Lin was sitting at the rectangular table in the back on the first floor, drawing drafts while waiting for the blind date.

On the open book, the scribbled lines look like a lion, but its posture and expression are like a boy dozing off by the window.

Qi Lin is 28 years old this year. He went overseas with his parents before graduating from high school. He returned to China three years ago and opened a creative studio with a few like-minded friends. Toys also receive design orders from large game companies.Gu Rong, one of the partners, knows nothing about design, but is very business-minded. Qi Lin likes to draw since he was a child, and he is the backbone of the studio's creation.

Under the current situation, it is difficult for a creative studio to go it alone in the long run. Last fall, "Leaving" participated in the design competition hosted by Le Ting Group, and won the double championship of professional appraisal and Internet popularity. Gu Rong worked hard, " "Run away" was merged into Le Ting, officially having a backer.

However, unlike Le Ting's own department, "Runaway" has more autonomy while enjoying the benefits of the group, and can still produce works independently.

This contract was too friendly for "Runaway", and the studio did not believe it at first.Gu Rong was triumphant, everyone knew that he had a lot of connections, and for this matter, he put the credit on his head, while booing, asking him to pay a bonus, Qi Lin, a partner, actually joined in the fun and asked Gu Rong to give him an increase in money.

Gu Rong: "Bah!"

After signing the contract, Qi Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and began to plan his life's major events.

In the past three years since returning to China, he has been considered the busiest member of the whole "runaway".With this wasted time, he became an older unmarried young man who deserved to be rescued.

In recent years, AI has penetrated into all aspects of society. Last year, the country's AI matching system was officially launched.Men and women of the right age only need to fill in their ID cards, and the artificial intelligence can pick out a "beautiful man" from the vast database.

The matched person can choose to disclose real information such as photos and names to the other party, or only publish the surname and age, and save the answer to the first meeting.

It's like buying a blind box. Before you open the box, you don't know whether the other party is handsome or crooked.

Qi Lin doesn't look down on love, even in the few years since he was just an adult, he lacked interest in love and love, and has never met someone who makes his heart beat, but as he gets older, he hopes to form a relationship with the right person more and more. A family of its own.It's better for this person to be like him, have his own career, need a partner, but not rely on a partner. As for appearance, of course, the more handsome the better.

Qi Lin's mate choice is male. The same-sex marriage bill was passed three years ago, and the AI ​​will only look for his match in the male database.

Qi Lin is too lazy to spend time on knowing people. Compared with his own judgment, he believes in artificial intelligence. After all, all registrants are transparent in the system, and he has no confidence to see through the heart of someone around him.

Because it has just been put into use, there are not many people who get married through matching in the whole country, and most people are waiting to see, but Qi Lin has learned that the dozens of cases that have already been married seem to be good marriages at present.

After waiting for more than two months, Qi Lin has not yet received the matching result.During this period, a speechless thing happened——

Half a month ago, an executive from Le Ting, surnamed Xu, came to the studio, claiming to be Mr. Ye's secretary, and invited Qi Lin to the headquarters.

Although "Leaving" is already a part of the huge enterprise of Leting Group, it has not moved to the headquarters building of Leting, and is still working in Nancheng District, which is more cultural and popular.

Le Ting is Ye's family business, and there are many people called "Mr. Ye". Qi Lin usually works on design, and doesn't know any of Mr. Ye. The good PPT went with Secretary Xu.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Ye did not show up at all, and Secretary Xu took him to the 39th floor of the headquarters.That floor was not the top floor, but when the elevator opened, it was deserted and quiet, and the people working there must be of extraordinary status.

Qi Lin was a little apprehensive, he was considered a "general manager" in "Leaving", but compared with Le Ting's "general manager", he looked like a small worker.It stands to reason that Gu Rong is in charge of business affairs, and it is not his turn to come forward.But the other party named him by name, and Gu Rong was away on a business trip, so he could only bite the bullet.

Secretary Xu arranged him in an office that was big enough for a meeting of hundreds of people. The windows were clear and clean, overlooking the central garden not far away.

He waited for a while, and when the door opened again, a man in his thirties, wearing a suit and leather shoes and gold-rimmed glasses entered.

His first impression was that this person was not Mr. Ye. Mr. Ye should be older and bald by the way.

But when it appeared at this moment, who else could it be if it wasn't Mr. Ye?

Gu Rong told him that those who engage in culture must have a proper meal, and they must not put on airs in front of Le Ting's senior management. They must be enthusiastic and humble.He was annoyed by that, but he still understood the ways of the world, so he immediately went up to him and said politely, "Mr. Ye, hello."

The man froze for a moment, "I'm not Mr. Ye."

Half an hour later, Qi Lin finally figured out that the man in front of him was Mr. Ye's lawyer, and the purpose of meeting him this time was to ask Mr. Ye if he was willing to marry Mr. Ye.

Qi Lin gave him a meow when he heard the beginning, but he didn't even hear Mr. Ye's name clearly after that, and a storm arose in his mind.

marriage?In what age is marriage still on the rise?

Want to get married without seeing anyone?

How old are you?

How much hair is left?

What is the number of beer belly?

The lawyer introduced Mr. Ye with a dignified face, but Qi Lin was surrounded by his own imagination. When the lawyer stopped, he came back to his senses and swayed.

Not to mention that he is waiting for the country to send him a partner, even if he has not yet submitted an application, he does not want to marry a high-level executive of a large company. identity.

The lawyer finally confirmed with him, "Are you unwilling to accept the marriage?"

Qi Lin originally wanted to slap the table and say "Of course I don't want to", but after thinking about Gu Rong's previous instructions and the relationship between "Leaving" and Le Ting, he had to ask: "If I don't accept, 'Leaving' will be punished." Does it affect?"

The lawyer smiled politely, "Why do you think so? Of course not."

Qi Lin felt relieved.

So he rejected this country-style Mr. Ye.

Three days later, when Gu Rong came back from a business trip, Qi Lin wanted to talk to Gu Rong. By the way, he wanted to find out who Mr. Ye was, and why he suddenly wanted to marry a stranger, but the words slipped around his mouth, and he didn't like it. Shame, I didn't ask, so I just exposed it.

In fact, Qi Lin is still a little worried, if Ye is always narrow-minded, it will be troublesome to wear small shoes for "Runaway".

But half a month later, everything went as usual for "Leaving", and the submitted "Stars" series design was quickly approved, and will soon be launched as a blind box of the new spring product of the Leting Trends brand department.

Qi Lin felt that he was treating the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, so he was completely at ease.

Two days ago, Qi Lin finally got the matching result—a 29-year-old man named Ye.

Seeing this surname, Qi Lin's eyelids twitched reflexively, but he immediately calmed down.Ye is a common surname, and Yuecheng is a big city, so it is not uncommon to meet people with the surname Ye in succession.

Qi Lin believes in the screening power of AI. He is a small designer, and it is impossible to match him with a big president in terms of status and age.

After the results came out, the system sent Qi Lin an invitation to meet Mr. Ye. Qi Lin and Gu Rong swore to each other, but when it came time to "open the box", he hesitated.

In case a crooked melon cracks a date...

You can't think like this, the match is all-round - Qi Lin looked at his handsome face in the mirror - firmly believed that Mr. Ye, whom he hadn't met yet, must also be a handsome guy.

"Do you agree to a date?" The clear Zhengtai voice came from the phone.

Qi Lin no longer hesitated, and clicked "Yes".

This cafe is mainly aimed at business people, even on the first floor, there are not many people chatting at parties.Qi Lin was quite surprised when he received the appointment location selected by the system.

Because of work, Qi Lin likes to go out to the streets to observe people. Today, he went out early with a notebook, a thin beige slim-fit coat, a shirt buttoned to the top, black slacks that don't go wrong but also don't stand out, and black leather shoes.

Usually Qi Lin doesn't dress like this, but when meeting his match for the first time, he doesn't want to leave an overly casual impression.

Mr. Ye hasn't arrived yet, Qi Lin is waiting while drawing, the studio is planning to make a batch of fierce and cute animals, he has searched a lot of materials, but has no specific ideas yet.

It was 7 minutes to 3 o'clock, and the warm sun in the winter afternoon illuminated the cafe like twinkling crystals.The door of the coffee shop was pushed open, the voice was clear and sweet, Qi Lin raised his head on the high stool, and bumped into the sight of the visitor.

The author says:

Happy New Year.It is still in the archives, and it will not be updated every day.It is a fake marriage first and then love, and it involves an important plot, so I won't spoil it for now.It is generally sweet, but there are twists and turns in the process.I seldom write about sweet pets, so give it a try.