Smile Code (Lost Laughter) 失笑 - Zhu Le 祖乐

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If the man I like were here, I really wish he could hear this part and take care of what should be done behind closed doors for me.

Gu Yi had a dream in the early hours of the morning. She, who was afraid of heights, was walking down the stairs on a pedestrian bridge. It was a rainy day, and the steps were slippery. Every step she took was unstable. The umbrella was a bit heavy, and in her other hand, she held a love exchange coupon. The wind was strong, and the coupon, which was already soaked by the rain, was about to tear apart. The worst thing happened: most of the coupon flew away, and she threw the umbrella to chase after it. She missed a step...

Her body jolted, and she woke up. Laughing as she looked at the ceiling, she thought, "Where is there such a thing as a love exchange coupon in life?" The dream had no sense of balance, nothing but a feeling of losing grip on too many things. In her inbox, the promotion list quietly lay there. After the 100k+ views article, she had successfully become the editor-in-chief of Bypass within three days, although still under Pony's jurisdiction. But she no longer had to review articles. However, she didn't feel the slightest bit of joy. As soon as she sat in the editor-in-chief position of this public account, this disgraceful article would continue to slap her face.

Unable to sleep, Gu Yi got up and sat in front of her computer to draw. Her mind was filled with many multi-faceted characters, all from recent encounters. The clothes were still theirs, and the faces were as ugly as possible, leaving the rest of the copywriting for her to improvise jokes. She hid herself as the interviewer and left everything to the characters.

Boss: "What I believe in the most is the wolf culture. How should I put it? The evil force in human nature is limitless. It really feels great to see employees scheming against each other for the little money I give them. At the annual meeting, they will be genuinely angry because they got the 'Sunshine' bus card instead of the Thermos cup. The price is the same, the cup is just a little bigger."

Man: "Faking moves in basketball is an enlightenment for love. You see, once you learn how to dodge left and right, you can confuse a woman to the point she can't find north. I told them, I don't love you that much. They were really upset. The deeper meaning of my love for them, I can't even express. There's hot food to eat, a little hungry, want to try a new position, as long as she's willing... If I say this, 'love' becomes dirty. But actually, that's just how men are."

Overtime: "A folding umbrella is really light, right? But when it pops open and your missing sock appears, you'll realize it also has storage functions. Don't blame me for being messy, who can neatly fold everything after working overtime until midnight and getting soaked by the rain on the way home?"

Dreams: "Anyway, big cities are just full of a few obsessions. It's like sit-ups, no matter how tired you are, you can't stop. If you can't do the last one, you've given up."

After practicing her writing, Gu Yi painted If That Day I Hadn't Entered That Place... and pulled an all-nighter to finish it. She made herself into an ugly, cone-faced female internet celebrity who crashed a salon at the most expensive hotel in Shanghai and secretly overheard a conversation among rich people. A woman with a mole and long straight hair sat with a few handsome men, discussing how to eliminate people from the team who had no value.

Woman: "These sharp thorns, always preaching big theories and creating oppositions, constantly full of anger and never knowing their limits, there's a psychological term for them-honest people. People who don't know how to read the room should be eliminated from the team. Everyone has some valuable skills, I can always find another, but employees who can't provide emotional value are like fishbones. Don't they understand how much hardship the boss endures at work?"