On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the jam factory held its year-end party. Cheng Su and Ning Ge, the two bosses, naturally attended. It was all about eating, drinking, and holding a lottery; everyone was in high spirits.
Cheng Su saw Ning Ge walk to a corner with a bottle of beer and sit down, so she went over and kicked his crossed leg.
"Hey, hey, what’s this about, woman? Can’t you be a bit more refined?" Ning Ge called out.
Cheng Su glanced at him sideways: "Come on, we all know each other well, stop pretending." She sat down beside him and said, "So, what’s up? You look like you’ve got a lot on your mind!"
"Pfft, I’m doing just fine, eating and sleeping well. What issues could I possibly have?" Ning Ge snorted lightly, putting on an air of nonchalance on purpose.
"Still pretending! Ever since you got back, you haven’t truly enjoyed yourself. What’s really going on? Are you having issues with your family?" Cheng Su’s eyes showed obvious concern.
Seeing the concern in her eyes and hearing it in her voice, Ning Ge felt a warmth in his heart, and his voice softened: "Thanks, but there’s no conflict, just some things I can’t figure out."
"Wanna talk about it?"
Ning Ge took a sip of his beer, a hint of confusion in his eyes, and after a while, he said, "I can’t quite articulate it. It just feels like some people may not be as they seem. It feels like certain things and people are shrouded in a veil, making it hard to see clearly."
Cheng Su raised an eyebrow: "Do you really have to see it clearly?"
"Yeah, I really do."
"If you want to see clearly, just lift the veil, and then you’ll see clearly, right?" Cheng Su shrugged.
"How do you lift it? It’s too difficult!" Ning Ge let out a bitter smile.
"Is it difficult, or are you scared?" Cheng Su asked another question.


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