Light Feather of Memory Slowly Descends

There was a full 10-second silence during the call.

Wen Ruan sat on the sofa in the living room, feeling her mind adrift and unsure of what to do.

As the chief partner of Quan Jing Law Firm, one of the eight top-tier law firms, Luo Bin is a true socialite.

He frequently appears in news reports and even has his own encyclopedia entry.

Wen Ruan had previously looked up information about this lawyer out of curiosity.

Knowing that he had previously served as the head of the legal team at Smiling Holdings, it's not surprising that he knew Jin Meixiao.

The problem is that in order to help her best friend resolve an international trade dispute, Luo Bin owed Jin Meixiao a favor, and Luo Bin helped her out of respect for Tang Song.

In effect, he had inadvertently made Tang Song owe him a huge favor and caused him trouble.

The most valuable thing in this world is human kindness.

Especially for people like Tang Song and Luo Bin, the value of personal relationships can increase indefinitely.

Although she and Jiang Yiran are good sisters and best friends, if she really had to choose, she would definitely stand on Tang Song's side without hesitation, because they are the real family.

Gritting her teeth, Wen Ruan Jiang Yiran and the other person before stepping onto the balcony.

Her voice was tense and hesitant as she said, "Lawyer Luo, this... I'm really so sorry. I just wanted to ask you if there was a solution, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I'm sorry to have troubled you so much. Consider this a favor I owe you and Director Jin. If you need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

Although she knew it was overestimating her abilities, she still planned to shoulder the burden herself.

Perhaps sensing her unusual behavior, Luo Bin's voice softened. "Wen Ruan, may I call you that?"

"Sure, Lawyer Luo, please feel free to do as you please."

"Actually, you don't need to take it too seriously. Things aren't as complicated as you think. Director Jin is willing to help you simply because she admires you."

"Jin... I'm sorry..." Her Wen Ruan, high breasts heaved violently, and her voice trembled as she said, "Lawyer Luo, what do you mean? I don't think I know Director Jin. How... how does she know me?"

"Hehe." Luo Bin chuckled, his tone unusually teasing, "Regarding this, you can ask her directly when you see her later. I think Director Jin will give you a very good answer."

"In person..." Wen Ruan paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Will this cause trouble for Tang Song?"

"Of course not, Wen Ruan, you're too nervous. From a personal perspective, I can remind you that you can show appropriate respect to Su Yu and Director Jin, but you must not be afraid. Otherwise, others will look down on you."

Her Wen Ruan eyes trembled slightly, and the clever girl quickly discovered the blind spot.

The reason Jin Meixiao noticed her was most likely because of Tang Song.

She said Wen Ruan, "Thank you, Lawyer Luo, I understand."

"That's all for now, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Ruan on the balcony, staring at the thick clouds outside the window, her eyes filled with shock.

Who is Jin Meixiao?

Having worked at the Imperial Capital Media Company for many years, she naturally knew everything.

In 2015, she graduated from Imperial Capital Normal University.

Smile Investment was officially established in 2016.

The years she worked in Imperial Capital coincided with the rise of Smile Investment.

Many people around her have heard about it, discussed it, been shocked by it, and longed for it.

Although Smile Investment was financially strong and spanned multiple sectors in its early days, it was not well-known and mostly worked behind the scenes.

However, as the company became a conglomerate and transformed into a holding company, it established Smiling Capital, which stirred up a storm in the financial and investment markets.

The name "Smiling Holdings" quickly became popular.

Short videos, cross-border e-commerce, the sharing economy, new retail, artificial intelligence, New Energy, big data, biopharmaceuticals...

This company has been involved in all of the hottest trends.

As the actual controller of the group company, Jin Meixiao naturally attracted public attention.

Besides these incredible business achievements.

Her appearance, temperament, and demeanor are impeccable.

Unlike superstars Glittering Starlight Su Yu, Jin Meixiao rarely appears in the Volkswagen eye and is exceptionally low-key.

Even a blurry media photo can be widely circulated.

Even her outfits have become a trend that people imitate.

She is a true goddess.

Many people say that someone like her shouldn't exist in the real world because she's too overpowered.

Now Luo Bin is telling her that Director Jin knows her, admires her, and is willing to help her unconditionally.

Thinking of Su Yu's unbelievable overtures, and combining that with Luo Bin's words today.

Wen Ruan suddenly realized that she had underestimated Tang Song's power.

That's incredible!

"Ring ring—" The Mobile Phone rang urgently.

Kang Zerei's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly answered the phone, "Hello!"

"Yes, that's right! I'm Kang Zerei, the General Manager of Ze Ran Electronics!"

"Okay, Attorney Zhang, please go ahead."

"Sure, sure, let's meet at 2 PM. I'll wait for you at the company."

"Okay, thank you very much, you've worked hard."

"Bye-bye." After hanging up the phone, Kang Zerei hugged his wife tightly and whispered excitedly, "It's Lawyer Zhang Wei from the Magic City Branch of Quan Jing Law Firm. He'll be at the company this afternoon to sign the agency contract. The legal fee is 4% of the case value, which is $320,000."

"That's great!" Having received confirmation, Jiang Yiran was completely relieved.

Seeing Wen Ruan walking over from the balcony, she quickly went to her side, hugged her best friend tightly, and was moved to tears.

"Ruan Ruan, I don't know how to thank you enough. If it weren't for you, my company and Zerui's company would have been in real trouble. You saved us."

Kang Zerei also came over, his eyes red, and said, "Thank you, Wen Ruan. If you need anything in the future, just let us know, and we will do our best."

Then, he looked at Jiang Yiran with a face full of apology and said, "I'm sorry, wife. I've been emotionally unstable these past two months and have taken my anger out on you a lot. I know it's not your fault, and I've made you suffer."

In fact, letter of credit scams are not unfamiliar to people engaged in import and export trade; in fact, they are quite common.

Examples include soft clauses, counterfeit letters of credit, and "customer inspection certificates."

Their company has a complete set of testing and response methods, and they have uncovered their schemes several times before.

This time is different. Firstly, the company's revenue has declined, and they are already under business pressure.

Another point is that this letter of credit is genuine, and the buyer is colluding with the local bank, making it impossible to guard against.

Hearing his words, Jiang Yiran pouted in grievance and punched him hard in the chest. "I'll cause you trouble again tonight! Let's go, Ruan Ruan, it's already noon, let's go eat."

"I'll make a reservation!" Kang Zerei quickly pulled out his Mobile Phone and asked, "Wen Ruan, Yiran said you like spicy food. I know a really good Hunan Cuisine Restaurant. Let's go there for lunch!"

"Darling, mua~" Jiang Yiran gave Wen Ruan Wen Ruan kiss, her face flushed with excitement. "How about you stay at my place for the next few days? Let my husband handle things at the company. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to eat, we'll go together."

"Yes, yes, Yi Ran, you just need to take good care of Wen Ruan. I'll handle things at the company!"

The couple had been in business for several years and had naturally gained a lot of experience.

I gleaned a lot from what that Lawyer Luo just said, but I just can't bring myself to say it.

The power they possess in getting international chambers of commerce, financial institutions, and government departments to cooperate with them is terrifying.

But the Wen Ruan that can mobilize this energy has a completely different meaning for them.

"Okay, you guys tidy up first, I'm going to the restroom." Wen Ruan said with a smile, turning and walking towards the restroom.

"Click—" The door was locked from the inside.

Wen Ruan looked at herself in the mirror and let out a long sigh.

The name Jin Meixiao kept flashing through my mind, making me feel very uneasy.

He hesitated for a moment.

He picked up his Mobile Phone and dialed Tang Song's number.

"Dudu— "

After waiting for a while, the call was finally answered.

Wen Ruan licked her full lips and said Tian Tian, "Hey, honey, are you busy?"

"Uh... no, I just finished helping my parents buy a car, and I'm at a restaurant right now." Tang Song's familiar voice came through the receiver.

"It's over 30 degrees Quancheng today, honey, you must be tired. Eat well at lunch."

Tang Song exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, sister, why are you so sweet-talking today? Did you eat honey?"

"Mmm," she said with Wen Ruan smile, "It's so sweet, sweet from head to toe. Honey, would you like to try some?"

"Hiss~" Tang Song gasped, "Why do you have such a high fever today? It's broad daylight!"

"There's something even hotter. Send me a video tonight, okay? I'm staying at a classmate's house tonight, it's just a guest room, which is quite convenient."

"Holy crap! You're... Ruan Ruan, you just wait!"

Wen Ruan covered her mouth and giggled, then leaned close to the microphone and called out in a very magnetic, mature voice, "**, I'm waiting for you."

Jinan, the Quancheng.

The restaurant's Rest Area.

Hearing the two words from the other end, Tang Song felt a surge of anger rush to his head. "That sounded good. Say it again."

"**." The older sister was unusually obedient today.

Before, I would only call him "brother" once in bed, but today the way I address him has been upgraded.

For some reason, he had a feeling that the older sister was very excited.

I wanted to flirt with him this way to ease my emotions.

The two of them exchanged a few trashy words back and forth.

She smiled Wen Ruan and said, "Alright, I'm going to eat now. Bye-bye, honey, I love you."

"I love you too."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Song let out a long sigh of relief, his turbulent emotions still unable to subside.

Although Wen Ruan is usually very unrestrained in bed, she is still very conscious of her image under normal circumstances.

This sudden turn of events today is really hard to handle.

After finishing lunch, we walked out of the restaurant.

Tang Jianying and Xu Feng smiled broadly as they looked at the brand-new Audi A6L parked in their parking space.

Especially Dad Tang Jianying, whose mouth was practically stretched to the back of his ears.

The Audi A6L is his true dream car, his White Moonlight, which he has loved since he was young.

It's just that I can't afford it, so I can only admire it from afar occasionally.

Later, when I saw my former colleague driving this car, I was incredibly envious.

Now his son has bought him a top-of-the-line A6L outright, fulfilling one of his dreams.

Grand and dignified yet stylish and elegant, featuring the iconic Audi front fascia and matrix LED headlights...

The 3.0T V6 engine boasts a whopping 340 horsepower, a stark contrast to his current Chery QQ – a complete upgrade.

He looks pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at him.

I can get together with my old classmates and colleagues more often and discuss the car's features with them.

After returning home, I rested for a while.

The father then drove Tang Song around the town a few more times, excitedly telling him how great the driving experience was and how beautiful the interior was.

4 p. m.

After saying goodbye to his parents, Tang Song drove his Mercedes-Benz S-Class toward the county town.

Besides confronting my parents, the most important thing for me in this trip to Jing County is to find a way to trigger the item "Feather of Memory".

It's time to visit my alma mater.

The First High School is located in the northeast corner of the county town, in a new development area that the government is focusing on developing.

Seven years ago, the area was somewhat desolate, but now it is bustling with residential communities and businesses.

Park the car in a parking space on the side of the road.

Tang Song walked along the east-west street toward the South Gate No. 1 High School Middle School.

All the old shops that were etched in my memory along the roadside have disappeared.

He had never been here since graduating from high school.

For example, the Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles, street food stalls, and barbecue rice bowls that I ate with Liu Qingning for three years...

The entire street was even rebuilt.

"Hello, sir." Tang Song knocked on the door of the guardhouse and said softly, "I'm a graduate of our No. 1 High School. I'd like to come back and visit my alma mater, is that alright?"

As he spoke, he took out a box of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to him.

The security guard looked up and gave him a serious look. "Did you bring your ID card? Which year were you enrolled in?"

"I brought it." Tang Song put his ID card on the table. "I graduated in 2016, Class 3. Our class teacher Li Gaisu."

"Oh, it's Teacher Li!" The security guard smiled and took the cigarette, registered it on the form, and then put a QR code on the table. "You've come at the right time. Every year during the winter and summer vacations, there are fixed times when the school is open to alumni. This is the school's alumni group. You can join it and ask in advance if you want to come in the future."

"Okay, thank you." Tang Song took out his Mobile Phone, scanned the QR code, and joined the group chat.

Then, the access control slowly opened.

Tang Song thanked him and stepped into the campus.

The clouds in the sky were like fluffy cotton, piled up haphazardly.

The No. 1 High School is a fully enclosed high school, and it was during the summer vacation, so the entire campus was unusually quiet.

Only the sounds of cicadas and birds drifted between the red buildings.

Tang Song strolled along the tree-lined path on campus, appreciating the plants and trees that he had never paid much attention to before.

Laboratory building, Sports Field, canteen, student apartments, library...

Looking around at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings, a sense of loss and bewilderment washed over me.

I can't remember the details of many things, and I don't know if they've changed. It all feels ambiguous.

But some memories remain exceptionally clear.

Flying to class in the classroom, sweating it out on the Sports Field, queuing for food in the cafeteria, late-night chats in the dormitory...

Of course, there's her too.

She was wearing a school uniform and had her hair in a high ponytail;

She waved to herself while holding a water bottle;

She sat beside him, teaching him how to solve problems;

She stood in the stairwell, smiling sweetly.

Black, hard-soled leather shoes clattered heavily on the somewhat worn stairs.

The familiar second floor of the Teaching Building, the familiar Class 3 of Senior Three.

Standing in the familiar hallway, I walked through the bright and clear windows.

You can see familiar classrooms, familiar desks and chairs, familiar curtains, familiar ceiling fans, and seemingly unrelated bulletin boards.

Every place was like a key, unlocking the floodgates of his memories.

Scenes from the past flashed before my eyes.

Every frame is a snapshot of his youth that he can never return to.

Tang Song's gaze fell on the third row of seats near the south-facing windows.

It was as if she were sitting there, tilting her head and looking at him, her face beaming with a smile.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, through the window, and fell on her hair, her nose, her shoulders, and on her long, thick eyelashes.

Then, his gaze fell on a seat in the second-to-last row.

Besides math problems, the draft paper there also contained that extraordinary name and the joy hidden in my heart.

"Thump thump—"

Tang Song seemed to sense something and looked up.

A pure white feather floated in the air, emitting a soft golden light, a truly beautiful sight.

The Feather of Memory slowly fell, rippling across his clear pupils.

Tang Song reached up and gripped tightly.

"Splash splash~~"

The torrent of youth surges forth.

In February 2016, just after the start of the winter break.

On the stone-paved road Teaching Building.

The red and white sneakers suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterward, an exclamation rang out. "Holy crap! How did I get here?"

Shen Hang, a classmate next to him, turned around in surprise and asked, "What's wrong? What's here?"

Tang Song didn't answer him. He quickly squatted down, picked up a pink wired earphone from the ground, his eyes filled with excitement and joy.

Last year, when Liu Qingning celebrated her birthday, he gave her a pair of entry-level Hi-Fi headphones that she had wanted for a long time.

He saved up this money by living frugally for a long time.

Just before winter break, Liu Qingning suddenly told him that she couldn't find her earphones.

Because of this incident, she was very unhappy during the winter break and secretly cried several times.

After carefully examining the details and materials, Tang Song could confirm that this was the one he had sent out.

I had to pay extra to get these smaller ear tips.

Although I don't know why it fell here, it's undoubtedly a good thing.

After wiping his headphones clean with his school uniform, Tang Song excitedly shouted, "Shen Hang, I'm not going to the convenience store anymore, I'm going back to the classroom first, bye-bye!"

After saying that, he took off running towards the Teaching Building.

Through the reflection in the glass window, you can see his tall, thin figure and the ends of his hair bouncing in the sunlight.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the hallway.

"Make way! Make way quickly!" Tang Song pushed aside the students blocking the door and rushed into the classroom.

His gaze swept around the room before finally settling on Liu Qingning, who was lazily sprawled on the table.

Her head rested on a stack of exam papers, her eyes half-closed, quietly basking in the sunlight.

Her high ponytail, tied at an angle, fell naturally.

Her chest was completely covered by the loose school uniform, but her impressive size was still evident.

He coughed lightly, slowed his pace, and a hint of undisguised excitement appeared in his eyes and brows.

He came to her side and gently patted her shoulder. "Qing Ning."

Liu Qingning opened her eyes, sat up straight, and asked curiously, "What's wrong? What's making you so happy?"

Tang Song smiled slightly, looking mysterious, and said, "Do you remember the Hi-Fi headphones you lost before? The ones I gave you."

Liu Qingning raised her thick eyebrows and said with a smile, "So you already knew. Did Sun Jiayue tell you?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Liu Qingning reached her fair hand into the desk and pulled out a pretty pink pair of earphones. "Hey, I left my earphones in the crack of my bed in the dorm. I only found them this morning when I was making the bed. I was planning to surprise you by taking them out when we were listening to music together tonight."

Tang Song stared blankly at the earphones in her hand, then pulled out the same pair he had just found from his pocket.

With a strange expression, he said, "I just picked up an identical one downstairs. I thought it was the one you dropped. This... this is too much of a coincidence!"

"Huh?" Liu Qingning stared at the incredibly familiar headphones in his hand, her big, bright eyes wide. "They really are exactly the same! Even the aftermarket earbuds are identical!"

Tang Song scratched his head and picked up the two pairs of headphones to compare them carefully.

The world around us seemed to slow down at that moment; the hurried footsteps of the students and the distant laughter became dispensable background music.