Auspicious Flowers and a Beautiful Moon - Chapter 59: The Lucky One by Fate

Changmei was a little irritable, like the not-so-bright sun outside the window, listlessly tilted by the wind. She tilted her head, a silly smile on her face, staring blankly at a small pot of peonies on the table, the freshly watered leaves trembling and dripping.
She felt beautiful; the happiness of last night still lingered within her. How wonderful it would be to be a happy woman, to go to work with this feeling every morning when the sun rises! That's what she thought, and that's what she longed for.
Beautiful things always make people worry about losing them, and Changmei was no exception. The more beautiful she became, the more afraid she was; her lover's problem still troubled her greatly. If they reconciled, she would be loved and cherished, and they would no longer argue. Her lover had promised her that, and she believed him. She had also decided to try her best to be a little woman her lover would like, but she was still afraid.
It's not surprising that concern can lead to confusion, and that loving someone can bring fear. In this diverse world, there are many similar young women, but what sets Changmei apart is her beauty and charm, making her a standout among them.
The phone on the table rang, interrupting the young policewoman's thoughts.
"Oh, Captain, hello."
"Come to my office."
After hanging up the phone, Changmei looked in the mirror, subconsciously tugged at her well-fitting police uniform, and went out.
"Report." Chang Mei called out as the captain's office door opened a crack and knocked.
"Come in." The door opened, and Qin Jianfeng stood by the door, nodding to her. Chang Mei walked in and saw Xiao Yuanshan's kind and friendly face. "Chang Mei, come in and sit down."
"Good morning, Director," Chang Mei said timidly, sitting upright at the far end of the sofa. Qin Jianfeng sat on a single sofa at the other end, his gaze constantly scanning between his superior and subordinate. Xiao Yuanshan stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, smiling at her and saying, "Chang Mei, I heard you and Xiao Xiao have been having a falling out lately?"
"No...no, we're fine." Chang Mei glanced at her captain, then lowered her head. Qin Jianfeng and his superior exchanged a smile, while Xiao Yuanshan, unconcerned, asked gently, "How's Xiao Xiao doing lately? Still fixing cars in the back?"
"Um, no... He went to Hainan today." Chang Mei's face flushed, and she lowered her head even further.
"Go to Hainan?!" Xiao Yuanshan was slightly taken aback.
"Didn't Xiao Shi say he was going to be someone's bodyguard a while ago, the one for 4,000 yuan for three days? I guess that's what it is," Qin Jianfeng interjected, glancing at Chang Mei.
"Yes, that's right." Chang Mei nodded.
"Oh, I remember now." Xiao Yuanshan turned around and looked Changmei up and down, sighed inwardly, and smiled, "Changmei, I asked you to come here today because I wanted to chat with you for a bit. You and Xiao Xiao have been together for over a year, and I've always wanted to talk to you about it, but I never had the time. Now that Xiao Xiao is gone, the two of us old folks won't be able to take care of him anymore, so he'll have to rely on you to take care of him." Xiao Yuanshan's words were quite meaningful.
Changmei didn't know what the director wanted to say, so she could only smile slightly.
Qin Jianfeng handed his superior a cigarette and lit it. Xiao Yuanshan took a puff and looked at Chang Mei, saying, "You know, I personally recruited Xiao from the police academy. Over the years, your captain and I have put a lot of effort into him. I was very reluctant to see him leave, but I support him." Xiao Yuanshan paused and stared at Chang Mei.
"You still support it?! You're not..."
“Oh, I tried to keep him because I couldn’t bear to part with him, but that doesn’t mean I don’t support him.” Xiao Yuanshan waved his hand and shook his head slightly, still seemingly somewhat saddened. “That’s right, I’m conflicted too. I’ve been training him for so many years so that the bureau would have a successor, but this kid is reckless when it comes to solving cases. Although he’s highly skilled and daring, I’m always worried about the possibility of something happening to him.” Saying this, Xiao Yuanshan lowered his head and sighed, then looked at her deeply. “Changmei, you know I don’t have any children of my own. All these years, I’ve treated Xiao as my own son. Now, every year, our bureau has comrades who sacrifice their lives. Don’t laugh at me, but I’m genuinely afraid something will happen to him!”
Changmei gazed at the old man before her with gentle eyes. She was deeply moved, yet also felt helpless, and there was a slight bitterness in her heart, for reasons she didn't understand.
"You don't want anything to happen to him either, do you?" Xiao Yuanshan leaned forward and asked gently.
Chang Mei nodded slightly, but still didn't say anything.
Chang Mei's attitude pleased Xiao Yuanshan. He sat up straight and said with some emotion, "Besides, our public security is a semi-military department. In the end, the career path is still quite narrow. If we really let him do this job for the rest of his life, it would be a bit of a waste for him." After saying that, Xiao Yuanshan looked at Chang Mei again.
Changmei opened her eyes wide, gently shook her head, seemingly not quite understanding.
"Hehe, Changmei, don't you believe me? Xiao went to the criminal investigation team right after graduation and has been your team's top detective ever since. What does that show? It shows he's very smart." Xiao Yuanshan smiled and nodded, then added, "I know you admire his kung fu, but have you ever thought about how many disciples under famous masters end up with nothing, while he became a master through self-study with just a few martial arts books? What does that show? It shows he has great comprehension." Xiao Yuanshan pointed to his head very seriously at Changmei.
“A smart and insightful person, coupled with his down-to-earth and unpretentious nature, are you still afraid that he can’t achieve something?” Xiao Yuanshan smiled as he looked at the young policewoman in front of him.
Chang Mei's eyes lit up, and she stood up abruptly, saying, "Thank you, Director, I understand."
Xiao Yuanshan nodded in satisfaction, stood up and looked at the girl, saying gently, "Xiao just resigned, so his thinking and emotions may not be very stable. Please be lenient with him during this time and take good care of him. I believe he won't let you down."
"I understand. Thank you for your concern, Director. I'll head out now." Chang Mei lowered her head slightly, both happy and excited.
"Go ahead, wait for Xiao Xiao to come back, then we'll have dinner together at home. Your Aunt Zhou misses you all very much." Xiao Yuanshan smiled kindly and patted her shoulder gently.
"Understood." Chang Mei nodded to Qin Jianfeng and left.
In the S City Public Security Bureau, Xiao Yuanshan was both an elder and a legendary figure. His words, though not particularly profound or complex, were simply what Changmei, a straightforward woman, hadn't considered. Now that she understood, most of her worries vanished. She was overjoyed; if Xiao Yuanshan believed her lover would pass the exam, what else did she have to worry about?
After Chang Mei left, Qin Jianfeng gave his superior another cigarette and said happily, "Director, you're really good at talking. You hit the nail on the head right away. I guess they won't have any more arguments this time." Xiao Yuanshan took a puff of his cigarette and sighed, "We've done our best. The rest is up to Xiao. If he can't produce results in the short term, everything else will be for nothing."
Qin Jianfeng pondered for a moment and asked, "Director, do you think he can make something of himself?"
"You should know the answer to this question better than I do."
"Me?!" Qin Jianfeng asked, puzzled.
"You were his direct supervisor for eight years and mentored him for eight years. When have you ever had a disagreement with him?" Xiao Yuanshan squinted and smiled.
Qin Jianfeng tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said in surprise, "Director, you know what, this kid really does everything smoothly. Solving cases and joining the Party are his personal abilities, let's not talk about that. But housing and finding a girlfriend are all handed to him. If there's anything he's dragging his feet on, it's that he resigned this time!"
Xiao Yuanshan shook his head with a wry smile and said nothing more, as smoke swirled in the room.
…………
The massive Boeing aircraft took off. Xiao Shi sat in the cabin, looking around. Beside him was the incomparably beautiful Yue Ru, and outside the window were ethereal and brilliant clouds.
He had flown once, but it was an extremely old McDonnell Douglas MD-8. At that time, two McDonnell Douglas MD-8s operated by Northern Airlines had crashed within a few days, causing widespread panic. The huge cabin had only a handful of passengers, and the flight attendants were pale and terrified. Xiao Shi, with his unique affability, chatted with the flight attendants, accompanying the beauties through a pleasant journey.
随后，北方航空合并到南方航空，肖石感慨不已，他固执地认为，自己见证了麦道机在北方航空最后的轨迹。麦道公司被波音公司合并了，以麦道机为主的北方航空也被波音机为主的南方航空合并了。是飞机的问题还是经营管理的问题？或许两者都有，肖石曾这样分析。
欣赏完了波音飞机内舱，肖石掏出了早上从家里带的报纸，随便递给身边人一张，凌月如懒洋洋地接过。肖石展开，正好是娱乐版。他一眼就看到了一条标题新闻：“哇！《仙剑》拍电视剧了，年底就能上映了！”
凌月如转过头，好奇地问：“仙剑？！什么仙剑？”
“《仙剑奇侠传》啊，你不会不知道吧？”凌月如奇怪，肖石更奇怪，这款高居榜首达两年之久的游戏，在他看来，地球人都应该知道。
“不知道怎么啦？我从来不玩游戏，这有什么奇怪的！”凌月如不以为然。肖石笑道：“别的游戏你可以不玩，这款游戏建议你一定玩玩。”
“为什么？”凌月如歪头打量着他。
肖石看着她的眼睛，认真地道：“第一，是这款游戏绝对经典；第二，也是最关键的一点，游戏中的一个女主角叫林月如。”
“什么什么！跟我一样的名字？！”凌月如又惊又喜，表现出极大的兴趣。
“不是凌，是林，森林的林。”
“哦。”凌月如略有些失望。
“不过，这个林月如无论是长相、性格还是做派，都和你极为相似。”肖石看着面前的美女，又一次进行了肯定的对比。
“真的？！”凌月如惊喜异常，还略带点不忿，“居然有跟我差不多的虚拟人物，我非玩玩看不可！”
跟你差不多怎么了，你又不是大熊猫，肖石心中暗笑。“有机会玩玩吧。”
“嗯——”凌月如沉吟了一下，转头对他道，“这样，咱们说玩就玩，明天我去参加会议，你上街转转，把那个游戏买回来，晚上没事儿，我们一起玩。”凌月如随身带着笔记本，故能做出此决定。
“明天？！不用我陪你参加会议了？”
“不用！”凌月如挥了一下手，笑笑解释道，“这次博览会都是创意作品，我家公司搞民用建筑，不搞标志性建筑，那些新概念基本用不上。我又是学管理的，开会主要就是拿一些图片资料什么的，回去交给设计师了事。”
“哦，那好吧。”
随后两人又闲聊了一气，各自小睡了一会儿。中午时分，航班在宁波略做停留，下午三点钟，波音机掠过琼州海峡，进入海南上空。从空中俯瞰，海水是透明的蓝，岛上绿央央的，热带风情给人一种醉在心头的暖意。
飞机在凤凰机场着陆，两人踏上此行的目的地——三亚。肖石眼望四周，风景植物也还罢了，机场扩建，很多地方正在施工，场面乱哄哄的。
二人打了一辆出租车，沿着高速公路行驶，沿途经过一个叫美丽之冠的地方，凌月如说，这里曾是世界小姐总决赛的地方。半小时后，车子到达酒店。这是一家面对海滩的庄园式度假酒店，主楼周围有若干海景房，一旁海波荡漾，远处是掩映的青山绿水，四周是高大的椰树和各类植物，整体给人一种安逸、静雅和高贵的感觉。
凌月如轻车熟路，直接到酒店大堂订房间。酒店的大堂是敞开式的，从正门可以看到酒店内的园景和远处的海滩。九月是海南旅行的淡季，人并不多，多数还是境外游客。肖石忍受着闷热的气息，不停地扇着风，在一旁等待。
凌月如看了他一眼，解释道：“在海南，为了让客人充分享受大海的气息，酒店大堂一般不设空调。”肖石心中暗笑，没好气道：“什么大海气息，这也叫享受，热乎乎，潮乎乎，贴在身上粘粘地。”
“呵呵，没办法，热带吗，大海气息就是这样，其实我也不习惯。”凌月如笑了笑，挽上了他的手臂，“走吧，先去吃点东西。”
在花香弥漫的酒店餐厅，凌月如随便点了些所谓的特色菜，什么菠萝海鲜煲、西柠昌化鸡、香酥加积鸭、椰汁糯米饭等等，还点了啤酒。不过由于飞机上刚吃过不久，二人吃的都不太多，凌月如也失去了一贯的良好胃口。
饭后，凌月如带他向门外走去。肖石回头看了一眼，奇道：“还去哪？”
凌月如瞥了他一眼，暧昧地道：“我在外面的海蓝屋定了整个二层，一楼还是空的，你喜不喜欢？”
“你的意思就是……我们住外面那些小楼房？”肖石盯着问。
“对，而且就我们两个人。”凌月如也盯着他，似笑非笑。“我们不是说好要比定力的吗，现在可以好好比比了！”
那么久的事儿了，她怎么还记得。肖石尴尬了一下，没说话。两人并行在椰树和热带植物生长间的小路上，身边是阵阵的幽香，让人陶醉。定了定神，肖石换个话题问道：“凌姐，我看你对这儿挺熟的，以前来过吗？”
“当然来过。姐姐我走南闯北，去过的地方多了。”
“是吗，那你出过国吗？”
“三次。”凌月如得意非凡，看着他又道，“公司受市政府委托，在马尔代夫承建了一所医院，明年春天峻工，我可能还要去剪彩，那里可比海南强多了，到时候姐姐还请你做临时保镖怎么样？”
肖石苦笑了一下，道：“到时候再说吧。”
“怎么，明年你有什么打算？”凌月如停住脚步问。肖石道：“明年我要参加司法考试，不知道有没有时间。”
“哇！果然不同反响，等你考过了，我就聘你任公司法律顾问。”凌月如惊叹了一声，忽然又道，“对了，今年的司法考试还没考呢，干嘛要等明年？”
肖石暗叹一声，正色道：“今年只剩三个多月了，我必须一次考过。”凌月如明白他的意思，皱了皱眉，不解地问：“明年你就能保证过吗？”
“能。”肖石斩钉截铁地道，“只要时间再多点儿，我准备充分就行。”
“凭什么这么有信心？！”
“就凭我做任何事都没失败过。”肖石既平静又骄傲地道。
凌月如吃惊地看了她一会，忽然点了点头道：“我明白了，你一定会成功的，你不仅以前没有失败，我估计你很可能以后也不会失败。”
“这么相信我？”这回轮到肖石吃惊了。
“对，完全相信。”凌月如看着他的眼睛，很认真地道，“世上有这样一种人，无论什么事，都比其他人幸运，你承不承认？”
“嗯——！好象有吧。”肖石顿了一下，苦笑道，“你不会以为我就是那种幸运的人吧？”
“对，你就是一个幸运儿。”言罢，凌月如向前走去，脚步很坚定。肖石哭笑不得，追上去问：“就凭你一句话？”
“你想听听我的解释吗？”凌月如再度停住。
“你说。”
凌月如指着他的鼻子，一字一句地道：“你的坏运气在你被父母抛弃、成为孤儿的时候，就已经用光了，所以你现在剩的全都是好运气。”
“这……”这算什么解释，肖石无语。
“这是一个宿命论的解释，不要问我为什么。”凌月如一脸严肃，又道，“想想吧，你刚刚失去工作，又和女朋友一再吵架，就认识了我这么好的姐姐，这还不是运气吗？”
肖石没话说。
“还有，你妹妹住校了，多年没人住的破房子忽然搬来个美女房客，还天天给你做饭吃，你敢说这不是运气吗？”
肖石有些迷糊了。
“再往前，你妹妹也是，你刚参加工作，刚有个家，第一天就多了个亲人，你可以说这是巧合，但一连串的巧合不是运气吗？”
肖石身上有些发冷。
“再再往前，我就不知道了，你那个刻骨铭心的故事还没讲给我听呢！”凌月如微笑望着他。肖石看着眼前美丽的姐姐，心中暗暗道，再再往前，我的第一个妹妹刚离开。
“好了，幸运的弟弟，别发傻了，快走吧。”凌月如拍了拍他的脸颊。
肖石跟着她，无语前行，
“肖石。”凌月如忽然又停住，盯着他欲语还休，“其实……”
“其实怎么样？”肖石问。
“算了，还是回去再说了。”凌月如绷着脸，凝着眉，挽着他的手臂，向海蓝屋走去。
Xiao Shi understood; Ling Yueru wanted him to take the exam this year. At that moment, the idea that had been rejected last night resurfaced: should he move it up? Xiao Shi was tempted.

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