Gazing at the Rainbow - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Unsatisfactory

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

On the top floor of the Yueyang Building, only Ling Yun’s office was brightly lit.

She had been organizing this place the entire afternoon. If it was before, there was no way she could organize an entire floor all on her own.

She also never imagined that there would be a day where she would be so hardworking. Of course, she never had the chance to do so before.

Lin Yun occasionally allowed herself to loosen up a little, and she lazily lounge on the real leather couch that she had hand-picked herself.

At the moment, she felt a little hungry.

She got up and pulled out her phone from her large bag. She discovered that the time on the phone screen was already 18:35, but her phone had been silent.

This was something she had never experienced before. If she was in Guangzhou, she would receive phone calls nonstop before it was even mealtime.

She consoled herself. It wasn’t every day that she could relax, so she might as well welcome this new experience.

Lin Yun lit another cigarette for herself.

As the cigarettes in the cigarette case started decreasing piece by piece, her patience slowly started to dwindle as well.

Ever since she arrived in Hangzhou, her life had been turned topsy-turvy.

Not just that guy, but even her friends from the past were…

Lin Yun suddenly remembered that she just changed her phone number today, and a lot of people still didn’t know.

She opened her phone and flipped through her contact list as well as her contact history, but she discovered that they were all completely empty.

Alright, this phone was brand new as well!

She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this discovery.

In reality, at this moment only one person knew her new phone number. But why hadn’t he called her yet?

Lin Yun threw her phone down on the table in a somewhat bad mood.

After hesitating for a while, she picked up the phone from the table again, then dialed that person’s number.

After a few beeps, the person on the other end finally picked up. The low and magnetic voice of a male sounded from the other end, “Hello?”

“Are you off work yet?” Lin Yun held the phone in her right hand as she spoke, and she twirled her hair with her left hand. She felt a little nervous inside as if she was facing him right now.

“Not yet, I’m busy. You go back first.” Her husband, Qin Yi’s voice, on the other end, sounded especially deep-throated and magnetic.

“No, I’ll wait for you! Why don’t you pick me up after your meeting?” Lin Yun asked shyly.

“Stop causing trouble, I still have work, so find someone else to pass the time with. If you don’t give me trouble, I might be able to come home early and stay with you.” Qin Yi said in a helpless tone. It sounded like he was indeed busy.

“Alright.” Lin Yun pouted in exasperation.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yun tossed her phone away in a swift motion. The phone fell on the sofa, then bounced for a while like a ball before finally laying still.

She sighed a little, then she pulled out a Sobranie from the cigarette case on the table, placed it in her mouth, then lit it.

She blew out a smoke ring. She blankly stared at the bare wall in front of her and at the empty office room. Everything here unexpectedly coincided with her mood at the moment.

Is this the new life I long for?

Lin Yun suddenly felt a little confused. She didn’t know why she gave up everything in Guangzhou for a man. She had no idea what she was thinking at that time.

Lin Yun got up and slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. A pale face was reflected on the glass. She habitually straightened her long hair through the reflection, and as she lazily smoked her cigarettes, she admired the busy traffic outside the window.

She sacrificed so much for so-called “true love” and had finally turned herself into Madame Qin. But now, she suddenly discovered that she still lived the same life she did before.

At Lin Yun’s age, how could she not understand a man’s thoughts?

Before he had her, she was his goddess, his whole world, but after he truly won her over, he put her aside as if she were mere decoration.

She knew all of this. But when she truly had to face reality, she still couldn’t help feeling a little melancholy.

Apart from taking care of herself meticulously to try to attract his attention, Lin Yun did not know what else she could do.

As she thought of what Qin Yi just said, perhaps she really should find someone else to accompany her.

Lin Yun suddenly remembered the young girl who came in for the interview today. She could tell at first glance that the girl was very naive and starry-eyed.

Her level of education wasn’t particularly high, her work experience didn’t quite match up, and pretty much everything about her was unsatisfactory. There was no way she was satisfied with her!

However, since Lin Yao was the first person to call the company since it started running and was also the first person to come in for an interview, Lin Yun would probably let her stay so long as Lin Yao was reliable.

After all, Lin Yun had been alone for too long…

If she thought about it from another angle, perhaps putting men aside and running her own business would change things!

Lin Yun blew out another ring of smoke.

Within the misty haze of smoke, a smile finally appeared on the pale face reflected on the glass window.