The Perfumer Who Wears the Book

On the bus home, Su Xu was silent all the time, but her heart was terrified.He held Shen Jiarui's wrist in his hand, but he was always worried that the other party would suddenly shake his hand away.Homosexuality is too unusual for Chinese people who have been keeping secrets on this matter, and most children of this age don't know that they can like the same sex besides the opposite sex.

He still had a hint of luck in his heart, hoping that Shen Jiarui didn't really see what they were doing, and only asked that question because he found them too close.But he knew it was impossible.Shen Jiarui's tone was too calm, and it was not what he would behave under a stressful reaction at all.

"Dad." Shen Jiarui whispered, "Dad, you hurt me so much."

"Huh? I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Only then did Su Xu recover from her anxious contemplation, and let go of the strength in her hand.At this moment, another thought suddenly broke into his mind: Could this be Shen Jiarui's excuse for not wanting to drag him down again?

Su Xu pursed her lips, wrapped Shen Jiarui's hand weakly, and lowered her head to observe Shen Jiarui's expression carefully.

Shen Jiarui frowned immediately, although it was only for a moment, but Su Xu noticed it, his heart sank, hesitating whether to let go.But Shen Jiarui, who regained his calm expression, took Su Xu's hand backhand.

Su Xu heaved a sigh of relief and held his hand tightly.The two arrived at the station and got off the car in silence.

Back home, just after closing the door and before the shoes could be changed, Shen Jiarui said, "Dad, why did you let him kiss you?"

Su Xu's movement of bending over to pick up the slippers froze, and after a few seconds, she continued to change her shoes while looking back at Shen Jiarui pretending to be relaxed and said, "I've said it all, it's just a joke."

"A joke?" Shen Jiarui repeated, he put on his slippers silently, followed Su Xu to wash his hands, and followed him into the kitchen.

Just when Su Xu was getting more and more flustered by his following, and could only take the dishes out of the refrigerator, and was about to divert his anxiety by cooking, Shen Jiarui suddenly said again: "Since it's just a joke, why can't I kiss Dad? "

Su Xu almost dropped the meat in his hand on the ground. He stood with Shen Jiarui on his back for a while, then turned around with difficulty, and said in a stagnant tone: "This... Jiarui, this is, this is different... "

"What's the difference?" Shen Jiarui interrupted him, looking into Su Xu's eyes coldly, "It's all a joke, what's the difference..."

Su Xu's words were poor, and he couldn't even find an excuse to force his words.

Shen Jiarui looked at his tongue-tied expression, a faint mocking sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Because it's a joke between lovers, isn't it?"

"Jia Rui, he and I are not lovers." Su Xu quickly argued, "I have no relationship with him other than tenants and shop owners, trust me."

"So, the shopkeeper sticks his tongue into the tenant's mouth?" Shen Jiarui said softly, staring at Su Xu's eyes, pressing her step by step, "The shopkeeper and the tenant, this kind of relationship is not much more intimate than a stranger. Relationship, no matter how you think about it, the relationship will not be closer than the relationship between you and me, right?" Seeing Su Xu nodded hesitantly, he continued, "If that is the case, why are you willing to let a stranger kiss so deeply You, but when I did something that was not too much, you lost your temper so much?"

Su Xu closed her eyes: "Because it's different! Jia Rui, strangers can kiss like this, but fathers and sons are not allowed!"

"why not?"

"There is no reason! Because this is immoral, dirty, and dirty!" Su Xu roared out unbearably, "except for father and son, anyone can do such a thing, husband and wife, lover, friend, stranger , both are fine, but they can’t be father and son! If you can’t, you can’t!”

Shen Jiarui looked at Su Xu who was forced to erupt by himself, and said nothing, but his breathing became more and more rapid, his face was congested with blood, and his body trembled slightly.

Su Xu roared and vented his emotions, and then slowly felt that he was recovering, and when he turned around, he was shocked to see Shen Jiarui's excited look: "Jiarui, What’s wrong with you?"

Saying that, Su Xu walked over and wanted to put his hand on Shen Jiarui's shoulder, but he grabbed it firmly, not as strong as a 12-year-old boy.

"I thought I was the person closest to you in the world." Shen Jiarui's voice was gritted, "I thought you loved me the most!"

"Of course you are the closest person to me in this world." Su Xu looked at him in surprise, "Of course I love you the most, who else can I love besides you?"

Shen Jiarui looked at Su Xu, gradually loosened the strength in his hand, and murmured: "Not enough... not enough..."

"What's not enough?" Su Xu asked blankly.

"I only have father." Shen Jiarui's voice became weaker and weaker, "I only have father...but father has others..."

"Who else?" Su Xu was extremely baffled, but still vaguely felt that all this seemed to be caused by the sense of security that Shen Jiarui never had, "Jiarui, I don't know what you misunderstood, but you have to trust Dad, Daddy's favorite person will always be you."

"Favorite?" Shen Jiarui chewed these two words, his eyes slowly turned red, and a smiley expression appeared on his face, "You love me the most, but I only love you!"

After speaking, he shook off Su Xu's hand, turned around and rushed into the bedroom, locked the door behind him, no matter how much Su Xu knocked on the door outside, he refused to open it again.

Su Xu stood at the door and said a lot of good things, his voice was dry, but he still didn't reply at all.He returned to his room tiredly, fell on the bed, and closed his eyes.

After a few minutes, he finally realized that after Shen Jiarui found him kissing the shop owner, he was always worried about how to explain homosexuality to his children at the beginning, but who would have thought that Shen Jiarui was not most concerned about him in the end. Is it gay, but why he can kiss others but is unwilling to kiss Shen Jiarui, and this weird question develops to the end, it turns out who loves whom more.

He thought that after getting along for almost a year, he had always been obedient and doting to Shen Jiarui, and this child should feel more secure no matter what.But now it seemed that his fear that he might be abandoned at any time was getting deeper and deeper.

【You love me the most, but I only love you! 】

These words once again surfaced in Shen Jiarui's mind.He felt that he should talk to Shen Jiarui, the latter seemed to confuse all feelings, whether it was love, family or friendship, that's why he said that he only loved Su Xu, and he projected all his feelings on himself This is not the normal way to deal with feelings.Su Xu felt that it was necessary for him to teach Shen Jiarui how to deal with different feelings, especially to tell him the difference between these feelings. He would not abandon Shen Jiarui just because he had a lover in the future, nor would he just fall in love with someone else. Just love him less.

Su Xu turned over and sat up, and decided to try to get Shen Jiarui to open the door again.

Standing at the door of Shen Jiarui's bedroom, Su Xu knocked on the door lightly twice and said, "Jiarui, can you open the door? Let's talk."

He originally thought that he would waste a lot of talking here again, but he didn't expect Shen Jiarui to open the door after knocking twice.

Looking at Shen Jiarui who was leaning quietly on the door frame, Su Xu was suddenly at a loss for words, and said after a long time: "Jiarui... Jiarui, I know your feelings for me... To be honest, Dad is very moved, but, You have to understand that there are many kinds of feelings, such as friendship, family affection, and love, they cannot be confused with each other, and there is no one kind of feeling that is more noble, sincere and passionate, in the future..."

"Dad." Shen Jiarui interrupted him listlessly, "Dad, I don't want to discuss this issue today."

Su Xu swallowed back the half-spoken words, lingered for a long time, and then said: "Okay, then, let's talk about this question later."

The two stood at the door and fell into silence again until Shen Jiarui came out from behind the door and put his arms around Su Xu's waist.

After dinner, the daytime "catch rape" incident seemed to come to an end, and the father and son resumed their old intimacy.Only the two of them knew what was in their hearts.

Although Shen Jiarui clearly refused to talk at the beginning, Su Xu didn't think he should give up. Shen Jiarui's attitude towards feelings was not a small problem, and as a father, he had to help him correct it.However, before Su Xu found a suitable opportunity to discuss this issue with Shen Jiarui again, mother Zhao's task of customizing perfume caught up again.

Mother Zhao returned from a business trip in Europe, in addition to bringing back three fashion advertisements, and an invitation to a fashion show.

The designer of this conference is Christina Xu, a female designer who has just returned from England, and her Chinese name is Xu Shunan.This 25-year-old Chinese-English fashion designer has already gained a lot of fame for her talent and aura in fashion design when she was a student, and her graduation work made her even more famous. It became an instant hit.The series of constellation-themed dresses was accidentally seen by Princess Madeleine of the Swedish royal family. She immediately bought one of the dresses belonging to her own constellation, and wore this dress to appear at a charity party, and successfully snatched it away. The attention of all the media became the headlines of the next day's newspapers, and Xu Shunan also took this opportunity to boldly create a brand named after himself, shunan (Shu Nan), starting from the niche custom-made clothing, and slowly expanding The customer base has been broadened, and within five years, it has become a well-known clothing brand.

Although he is of Chinese-English mixed race, Xu Shunan did not immigrate.European and American countries have always been the destinations for domestic fashion designers, but Xu Shunan, who has already become a second-rate designer and will surely become a world-class first-class designer in another seven or eight years, decided to return to China to develop his own business.It just so happened that Shanghua Group was planning to enter the fashion industry, and the two hit it off, one contributed money and the other contributed, and Shunan became the first clothing brand under Shanghua Group.And Xu Shunan's first fashion show after returning to China was scheduled for December two months later.

After receiving the invitation, she can go to the press conference to appreciate the gorgeous clothes, and Zhao's mother, who is also competing for Shunan's advertising contract, hopes to use the perfume Su Xu made for her on the day of the press conference.Xu Shunan is a flirtatious woman. Sometimes she would be disgusted with the other party just because the necklace and skirt don't match. There are rumors in the industry that once at a fashion show, she just It was because she smelled that the perfume on a model didn't match the theme of the clothes she designed, so she turned her face on and removed the model.

Zhao's mother very much hoped to win this advertising contract, so naturally she had to do what she liked, so that there would be no incongruity in the whole body, so as to win Xu Shunan's favor.

Because of this, Su Xu had a headache.The theme of the perfume has almost been decided, but now it is suddenly changed, and the occasion of use is limited to a fashion show, and the focus is to satisfy the taste and preferences of a woman he has never seen before. I don't know how much more difficult it is. times.

Zhao's mother told him directly: "I also know that this is a difficult situation, but I really have no choice. I want to make Miss Xu not only unable to find fault with me, but also to make her eyes shine. If I use a ready-made I am afraid that the effect of the perfume will be greatly reduced. Don’t worry, money is not a problem, you just need to adjust it. I promise, even if you find out that you can’t use it in the end, as long as the quality of the perfume is good enough, I will still buy it. It can be used on other occasions of."

Su Xu considered for a few minutes, and finally agreed.This time, what needs to be known before deciding on the theme, in addition to Zhao's tentative dressing style for the day, her status at work, and the effect she wants to achieve, is also the fashion style of the fashion show, and Designer Xu Shunan.If the new perfume can meet the needs of two people, he needs to understand Ms. Xu's understanding and understanding of the relationship between perfume and clothing matching to complete the task.And this seems to be impossible, as an unknown perfumer, it is impossible for him to have any intersection with Xu Shunan in life, it is impossible for him to meet each other, let alone know her preference for perfume.

Fortunately, Zhao's mother is not one of those harsh bosses who only want results and don't understand the difficulties of employees. She asked people to collect Xu Shunan's clothes designed in the past few years and the fashion reviews she wrote.With these thick materials, Su Xu studied hard for a week day and night, and after communicating with the designer who designed Zhao's mother's image, she finally decided on the theme of the perfume: an elegant and graceful lady in the old era.

The theme of this retro style did not go well with Zhao's mother. Zhao's mother received a Western-style education since she was a child, and she was almost westernized. The traditional Chinese femininity in her body was almost gone.On the contrary, Xu Shunan, who is half of foreign origin, is very interested in Chinese traditional culture. In her design works, Chinese elements can be seen everywhere. She even participated in the costume design of a costume TV series. The degree of historical restoration is extremely high and it is widely praised.The fashion show this time is also indispensable for Chinese elements, and it goes one step further, with a very strong retro style.

The same interest is conducive to the establishment of a good relationship. Both the designer and Su Xu believe that Xu Shunan will definitely subconsciously develop a certain liking for people who are as interested in traditional culture as she is.Considering the Westernized traits of Zhao's mother, the female image of the Republic of China in the transitional period between the old and the new is most suitable for Zhao's mother: a lake-green cheongsam, delicate curly hair coiled behind her head, and a faint fragrance of ink from her body.

Yes, it is Mo Xiang.Perfumes using ink fragrance are extremely rare, and the existing ones are relatively novel.And Su Xu decided to use the element of ink to create a retro and elegant perfume, using patchouli as a fixative, blending ink with floral and agarwood, and adding a little woody fragrance.

Considering that Zhao's mother was going to discuss work matters with Xu Shunan, Su Xu didn't intend to make this bottle of perfume too gentle, but more neutral, emphasizing the talent and momentum of "every lady".

In order to perfectly display the fragrance of ink, Su Xu contacted a collector of ink sticks through Zhao's father's relationship, and spent a whole day at his house with a shy face, collecting all kinds of ink sticks in the other party's hands. They all sniffed it carefully, and finally chose Huimo Moxiang with a pine fragrance.The scent of Hui ink is rich and fragrant. It not only has the elegance of a literati, but also has the grace of an aristocratic family, which is very suitable for Zhao's mother's age.

The next step is more than a month of preparation work without sleeping and eating.In order to spare more time, Su Xu had to bring her work back to the space to do in the middle of the night and during the day when Shen Jiarui went to school.In the process of making the perfume, it has to be adjusted repeatedly according to the requirements of Zhao's mother and her image designer. At the same time, Su Xu still keeps paying attention to Xu Shunan. It's changing.It wasn't until two days before the fashion show that Su Xu finally completed a satisfactory finished product. She was too thin to look good, with a pale face, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.

Zhao's mother was very satisfied with this bottle of perfume, and paid Su Xu's bills for buying various spices, and transferred the remaining 10 yuan from the previously set remuneration to Su Xu's bank card on the same day, and promised to spend it during the Chinese New Year. I must wrap a big red envelope for him, and at the same time pay a deposit of 10 yuan, and continue to customize the bottle for her, not for the fashion show and Xu Shunan's perfume.

The fashion show was held at the Huarong Hotel, which is affiliated to Shanghua Group. There were many celebrities and celebrities present, plus dozens of media. , Murdered a lot of films of journalists.

In order to cater to the ancient theme of this fashion show, the venue was specially decorated with bamboo chairs, tea sets, screens, ink calligraphy and paintings, which seemed to have traveled through time and space.Zhao's mother was very grateful that she was wearing a cheongsam. The style of the cheongsam was not too innovative. It was neither like the lady over there who changed the skirt to a mermaid skirt, nor was it sexy like another female artist. exposing the entire back.Although it looks simple and unpretentious, it is unexpectedly very close to the style of the entire venue. Just sitting quietly on the bamboo chair, there is a low-key nobility and magnificence, which is not inferior to those who are dressed or exposed. Or a socialite actress in a statement gown maxi dress.

"Isn't that Zhao Junnan's wife?" In a corner covered by a screen that no one noticed, Xu Shunan, also wearing a cheongsam, was holding a glass of champagne, hiding behind the screen, only half of his face was exposed, and he raised his finger slightly Pointing to Zhao's mother's position, she said to the man beside her.

The man also held a glass of champagne, glanced casually, and said, "Yes, it's Ethan's wife. What's wrong?"

Xu Shunan took a sip of his wine and said, "It's nothing, I just think she's pretty good at dressing."

"Yo, that's really rare." The man took half a step forward, standing behind Xu Shunan, his body almost pressed against her body, "When will Miss Xu boast that others know how to wear clothes?"

"I'm not stingy with admiration, it's just that there are too few people in this world who can dress for themselves, not for others, especially women." Xu Shunan said lightly, and then pointed to the other side who wore deep v The female star in the suspender dress and long skirt, "that woman just chose a dress that can best expose her body defects. Her chest size is impressive, but her shape is ugly, but her waistline is perfectly curved. At this time, she She didn’t know how to highlight her strengths and cover up her flaws, instead she wanted to sell her boobs and let everyone see her drooping breasts like cows. That dress is designed to be sexy and beautiful, but it’s a pity to wear it on her.”

The man laughed in a low voice: "Such sharp teeth and sharp mouth, beware of being sniped in the back."

Xu Shunan snorted, and said: "Then come on. People who want to stab me in the back, even if I am kind, kind and charming, I will still do it when it is time to do so. I have sharp teeth and sharp mouth, but I am that kind of person." Just find an excuse. The ancients said: "A gentleman who wants to do something bad, but still has to find a reasonable excuse" mentioned in this sentence is not those people. ?"

The man shook his head helplessly: "You always have so many reasons. However, people don't live for the sake of looking at other people's faces and begging for perfection. Do whatever you want. With me around, you will never let others bully you. your."

Xu Shunan turned around and raised her head to look at the handsome and mature face of the man. Even though the difference between the man's face and her own was only half a fist, she still calmly seemed not to notice the ambiguous distance between the two.If Su Xu were here, he would realize how similar this face is to Shen Jiarui.

"Mr. Shen." Xu Shunan had a polite smile on his face, "The ancients also said: A gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall. In my opinion, destroying a marriage and becoming a third party, even if there are more benefits, the risk It's too big. As a woman, especially a woman from Huaguo, this kind of scandal is enough to make anyone focus on my private life instead of my talent and career. If I were your lover, would you give Mine is just to help me realize my dream, and my dream will come true one day without relying on you. But once my relationship with you is exposed..."

She smiled softly, drank all the wine in the wine glass, withdrew from Shen Chengxuan's siege, and said: "I can protect myself, so I won't bother you. Please send my regards to Mrs. Zun, Come visit her some other day." After speaking, Shi Shiran left and went backstage.

Shen Chengxuan looked at her graceful back, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more interesting.