Work related (1)

class reunion reunion

"Chen Ju's side!" At the lively banquet, a warm shout attracted everyone's attention.

Standing at the door was a plainly dressed man with a white shirt, gray trousers, and a bulging black schoolbag on his shoulders. From the degree of wear and tear on the straps of the schoolbag, it could be seen that the lifespan of the bag was at least two years.

Chen Ju clenched his bag strap tightly, lowered his head, and only dared to stare at his toes. The sneakers on his feet were the same as his schoolbag. They had been worn for many years, and the pointed toes were damaged a few times.

Fortunately, those gazes only stayed for a moment, and then moved away. Li Qi, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes, stepped forward, patted Chen Ju on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, why did you change your appearance? I remember you used to be dyedHe has yellow hair and earrings, so cool!"

It was when Chen Ju was in high school. At that time, he was in the period of rebellion. His parents were busy with business and no one cared about him.

"Yes, is it? I don't remember." Chen Ju pushed his black-rimmed glasses restrainedly, wanting to leave this place more than once. He hadn't seen so many people for many years.

If it weren't for Li Qi mentioning that name on the phone, Chen Ju would just agree perfunctorily, and then forget about it.

Li Qi suddenly looked at the door with bright eyes, and walked over to meet Chen Ju with a smile.

"Brother Zhou! Brother, I thought you didn't have time to come today! I heard that you are going to take over your father's company. Don't forget about your wealth!"

He just heard a word, but he didn't know if it was him, Chen Ju's heart was pounding, he hurriedly clenched his fists against his chest, and quickly left the door.

Chen Ju didn't feel annoyed until he got to the corner. He came here to see Jiang Zhou, so why did he become timid again? It would have been nice if he just turned around and said hello as if nothing had happened.

Looking at the door, there were already many people crowded there, all of them were greeting Jiang Zhou. Circle after circle of people surrounded Jiang Zhou so tightly that no one could be seen.

Chen Ju stood on tiptoe, poked her head to look into the crowd, looked for various angles, and finally saw Jiang Zhou.

The moment he saw Jiang Zhou, Chen Ju's nose felt sour and his eye sockets became hot for no reason.

Jiang Zhou is still so handsome, wearing a suit, combing his hair meticulously, he has lost his youthful youthfulness, and exudes a mature charm.

It seemed that the teenager who was sleeping soundly on the desk no longer existed.

The eyelashes were wet and rolled into the eyes, itching, Chen Ju wiped them with his sleeves, and when he opened them again, he suddenly met Jiang Zhou's eyes.

The man's eyes were dark and gloomy, like the surface of a calm sea, hiding turbulent emotions.

This kind of Jiangzhou is strange, like a beast lurking in the dark night.

Chen Ju was frightened and wanted to back away, but he bumped into the wine glasses piled up behind him. With a loud crash, the wine glass shattered to the ground, and the red liquid spilled on Chen Ju's white shirt. He stood there helplessly, his eyes closed.Riman panicked.

Everyone's eyes turned to this side, including Jiang Zhou. Chen Ju's cheeks flushed, and she wanted to leave this place immediately.

"Is there no injury, sir?" The waiter hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Chen Ju lowered her head, clutched the hem of her clothes tightly with her fingers, and stammered in shame, "Yes, I'm sorry, how much do you want...I, I..."

The more nervous was, the more stuttered, and couldn't even say a complete sentence.

Chen Ju was not born with a stutter. After that incident, he became like this. It has only improved in the past year, and he can speak short sentences slowly.

He didn't dare to raise his head, and didn't dare to meet Jiang Zhou's eyes again. He was like a clown standing in the middle of the stage and being made fun of by others, which was sad and embarrassing.

If he knew that things would be like this, he wouldn't step in this door. Even if he didn't see each other for the rest of his life, it would be ten thousand times better than being seen by Jiang Zhou in such a mess.

"What are you talking about money at this time?" Li Qi came over, patted Chen Ju's shoulder with his palm, and said to the waiter, "Prepare a set of clean clothes!"

The waiter quickly said: "Okay, sir, come with us to the lounge first, there is a bathroom there."

Chen Ju couldn't speak a complete sentence at this time, and nodded indiscriminately, he desperately wanted to leave this place.

Following the waiter to leave the banquet venue, Chen Ju lowered her head the whole time, not daring to glance at the side, as whispers came from behind her.

"He is Director Chen's son, Chen Ju? That little overlord Chen?"

"No way, how did he become like this?"

"Shh, I heard that Director Chen was arrested for breaking the law a few years ago, and then his mother remarried immediately."

"That's too miserable..."

Those words pierced into Chen Ju's heart like a knife. He turned pale, pursed his lips, quickened his pace, and left this place as if fleeing.

"Sir, I'm really sorry, please take a shower first, and someone will bring you clean clothes later." The waiter said respectfully.

It was the first time Chen Ju was treated like this, clutching the bag cautiously, nodded, and said dryly: "Thank you."

When the door was closed and only Chen Ju was left in the space, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.

Fortunately, Li Qi was there, otherwise he really didn't know what to do in the situation just now.

Looking around, Chen Ju carefully put his schoolbag on the chair, and his stomach made a gurgling sound when he bent over. From morning to now, he only ate a pack of instant noodles worth 50 cents.Eat something, I didn't expect to encounter this.

"If you don't want to, you won't be hungry. You can go out to eat after you take a shower and change your clothes." Chen Ju rubbed her stomach, then took a deep breath, as if she really wasn't hungry anymore.

Chen Ju took off her clothes, folded them in her arms, and walked into the bathroom lightly, but the bathroom in the rest room was bigger than the room where Chen Ju slept.

It has only been isolated from the world for six years, and the technology outside has developed so fast. There are so many switches in a bath, and Chen Ju has been busy for a long time before turning on the shower head.

After taking a comfortable hot bath, Chen Ju washed the dirty clothes again. When she turned off the tap and turned around, she suddenly saw a figure standing outside the door, which shocked Chen Ju.

The figure printed on the frosted glass should be an adult man, and the waiter should have brought the clothes over.

Seeing outsiders, Chen Ju stuttered again, clutching his clothes tightly, and said, "Thank you, you, just put the clothes outside, that's fine, I'll go out and get them."

The person didn't speak, and waited for a few seconds, but no one was seen outside the frosted glass. Chen Ju breathed a sigh of relief, folded the clean clothes, put them in the plastic bag that he had brought in beforehand, and brought them back at night.show.

Chen Ju was carrying a plastic bag, pushed open the frosted glass door, and walked out naked.

There are no clothes on both sides of the door. Could it be that they are placed in the lounge?

Chen Ju didn't think too much, and went directly into the lounge. As soon as he stepped in, he saw a person sitting on a chair, next to him was his schoolbag, the zipper was opened, and the things in the bag were scattered on the chair in a mess.The umbrella rolled at the man's feet.

Chen Ju was startled, and with a snap, the plastic bag in her hand fell to the ground.

Jiang Zhou heard the sound, raised his eyes slightly, and looked over with heavy eyes.

Chen Ju blushed instantly, squatted down immediately, picked up the plastic bag on the ground and covered it in front of her body.

Why is Jiang Zhou here? Isn't he chatting with his classmates?Why is it here?

The sudden situation stopped Chen Ju's head, and a plume of green smoke came out.

It was so embarrassing, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in, but no one could find him.

Dong dong dong, there was a rhythmic knock on the door, and the polite voice of the waiter sounded.

"The clothes are here, sir, is it convenient to get them now?"

Chen Ju buried her head on her knees in shame, unable to say a word, there was the sound of steady footsteps, the door opened with a click, and Jiang Zhou's unique magnetic voice sounded.

"Thank you."

After the door was closed, Jiang Zhou came towards this side, Chen Ju held his breath, and hypnotized himself that this was just a dream, and he woke up in his own bed.

"Put on your clothes." Jiang Zhou's deep voice sounded from above, and then Chen Ju felt his eyes darken, and the clothes covered his head.

Putting on the clothes prepared by the hotel, Chen Ju stood in front of Jiang Zhou in a restrained manner, like a primary school student seeing a teacher, not knowing how to move his hands and feet.

"Jiang Zhou, long time no see." Chen Ju suppressed his excitement and whispered, trying to slow down his speech so that he could speak like a normal person.

"It's been a long time." Jiang Zhou said, playing with a key with a red string in his hand.

Seeing that key, Chen Ju's heart went up to his throat. It was the key of Jiang Zhou's house.

He got it with some clever tricks in high school.Because Jiang Zhou had been unwilling to invite him to play at his house, Chen Ju sent his younger brother to secretly get it from Jiang Zhou's desk during PE class.

Jiang Zhou never knew about it. After so long, he should forget that this is his key. Chen Ju prayed silently in his heart, but the reality is cruel.

"Why do you have the key to my house?" Jiang Zhou asked.

Chen Ju's heart stopped suddenly, and he walked forward quickly, trying to get the key back, but Jiang Zhou easily avoided it.

"You, you got it wrong, that's me, the key to where I live..." Chen Ju stammered, forgetting to cover up this flaw.

"Really?" Jiang Zhou asked, his dark eyes were bottomless.

Chen Ju nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and said, "Yes, yes, the keys are all similar in appearance."

After finishing speaking, he stared at Jiang Zhou nervously, wanting to see the man's mood swings, but obviously not. From before to now, Jiang Zhou is like an iceberg that will not melt for a thousand years, and nothing can melt him away..

Jiang Zhou threw the keys back into his schoolbag, glanced at his phone, stood up and said, "The banquet is over, Li Qi called us over."

Chen Ju paused, and immediately said happily: "Okay."

Can he think arrogantly that Jiang Zhou came here specially to invite him to the banquet?

But it's impossible to think about it. It should be Li Qi who asked him to come here. After all, he did so many stupid things before, Jiang Zhou must hate him to death.

uncomfortable

Chen Ju really wanted to follow Jiang Zhou and talk to him a few more words, but when he packed his schoolbag and looked at the door, Jiang Zhou had already gone out.

Feeling a sense of loss welling up in her heart, Chen Ju walked out slowly with her schoolbag in her arms.

"What's so slow?" A familiar voice sounded, Chen Ju looked up in surprise, it was Jiang Zhou!He was actually waiting for himself.

"Book, I opened my schoolbag. I'll pack my things." Chen Ju said slowly, and glanced at Jiang Zhou cautiously.

He wanted to take a few more glances, because he wouldn't be able to see it after tonight.

Jiang Zhou's eyes seemed to stay on the schoolbag for a few seconds, then he turned around and said coldly, "Hurry up."

"Oh." Chen Ju suppressed her excitement and followed Jiang Zhou.

The banquet had already started, and there were several dishes on the table. As soon as she entered the box, Chen Ju's attention was attracted by the delicious dishes, her eyes were fixed on the dishes on the table, and she silently swallowed her saliva.

It looks delicious. There are only a dozen people here. Can you finish eating so many dishes?

"Come here, Brother Zhou!" A fat man wearing glasses waved to this side and said enthusiastically, "Everyone is waiting for you!"

Chen Ju took a peek at Jiang Zhou, then walked away consciously, found a corner and sat down, the people at the table were chatting enthusiastically, only Chen Ju was sitting alone in the corner.

But he didn't feel that he was alone, he only had the roasted chicken leg in front of him in his eyes, and swallowed, Chen Ju looked at Jiang Zhou, who was standing next to the little fat man wearing glasses and talking, with a face he had never seen before.past smile.

Jiang Zhou is not a complete iceberg, he can laugh and joke, but not to Chen Ju.

Feeling sour like a spilled soda, Chen Ju felt jealous again.When he was in high school, Jiang Zhou often laughed and chatted with others one second, and turned into a cold iceberg face the next second when he saw him.

At that time, Chen Jutian was not afraid of anything, he immediately blew up when he was jealous, rushed in front of him aggressively, threatened him to smile at himself, and then took a picture with his mobile phone, showing off his might.

Afterwards, he looked at those photos alone. Without exception, Jiang Zhou in the photos had a stiff smile and cold eyes.

Now, even if he is jealous, he can't do anything. He can only lower his head and force himself not to look over there. The chicken leg, which was very tempting just now, suddenly becomes dull.

With a creak, the chair next to her was pulled away, Chen Ju's heart skipped a beat, and she looked aside.

"Why are you sitting here alone? It's such a big table, why don't you catch up with other students?" Li Qi sat down and said while unpacking the tableware.

Chen Ju withdrew her disappointed gaze and said slowly, "I, I want to eat this roasted chicken leg."

"What?" Li Qi looked at the grilled chicken leg and then at Chen Ju, and burst out laughing, "The turntable on this table can be turned, so you can eat it wherever you sit?"

Chen Ju didn't know that the table could still be turned. For so many years, he huddled in a small room to eat alone, and had never been on the table.

Her cheeks became hot, Chen Ju clutched the hem of her oversized clothes, blinked her dry eyes, and the wet eyelashes curled into her eyes again, making it itchy.

The chair on the other side was pulled away, making a slight creaking sound, who was sitting next to him, Chen Ju quickly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Brother Zhou, why are you sitting here?" Li Qi's voice sounded, "I thought you would look like a fat man!"

ashamed

Chen Ju froze and looked aside, Jiang Zhou was sitting on a chair with a smile in his eyes and talking to Li Qi.

"It's clean here, but it's too noisy over there."

"Haha, Fatty Cheng is indeed a bit talkative~" Li Qi said with a smile, "Chen Ju is quiet, but I remember Chen Ju talked a lot in high school, right?"

Chen Ju straightened her back involuntarily, and glanced nervously at Jiang Zhou. When she saw the indifference in the man's eyes, great disappointment welled up in her heart.

It's like this again, obviously smiling at Li Qi, but immediately changing back to an iceberg face when he turns to him.

Even though he knew why Jiang Zhou hated him, he still felt very uncomfortable seeing Chen Ju being treated differently like this again.

"I don't remember." Jiang Zhou said indifferently.

Chen Ju lowered his head uncomfortably, and tapped the plastic film on the table with his fingers to divert his attention, otherwise, he was afraid that he would escape from this place in the next second.

Li Qi was not surprised, and said, "That's right, after so many years, everyone will change."

When everyone arrived, everyone started to move their chopsticks, because Jiang Zhou was sitting next to him, and Chen Ju didn't dare to stretch out his chopsticks for a long time.

Seeing that the roasted chicken leg was about to be turned away, suddenly a pair of chopsticks stretched out and added a roasted chicken leg to the bowl in front of him.

Chen Ju's heart skipped a beat, and then Li Qi's voice sounded: "Don't you want to eat chicken legs? If you don't hurry up, you'll be transferred away!"

That's right, he was thinking too much about how Jiang Zhou would serve him food.

"Thank you." Chen Ju smiled gratefully. He hadn't shown any other expressions for a long time, and even rarely smiled. He knew that his current appearance should be ugly.

"Thank you for what the old classmate said!" Li Qi said familiarly, "By the way, I haven't asked, where do you work? How is the salary?"

Even if Jiang Zhou on the side didn't speak, he still had a strong sense of presence. Chen Ju clenched the chopsticks in his hands, and the delicious chicken legs in front of him became hard to swallow.

What should he say?In front of Jiang Zhou, who is already the big boss, did he say that he was a waiter in a hotel?

During high school, Jiang Zhou’s family was in trouble, so he would work part-time in a hotel on weekends to earn living expenses.

After Chen Ju found out, she specially called a few classmates to go to that hotel together to watch Jiang Zhou's jokes.

Thinking of this, Chen Ju's stomach ached. It was the first time he saw Jiang Zhou get angry. After get off work, Jiang Zhou pulled Chen Ju who was waiting for him into an empty alley, and beat him up. pause.

Now the feng shui is turning, Jiang Zhou has become the big boss, but he has been reduced to a waiter working in a hotel.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it, it's okay." Li Qi understood.

Just when Chen Ju was about to thank Li Qi for his understanding, Jiang Zhou on the side spoke.

"Are you working as a waiter at Quan Heng Hotel?"

Chen Ju froze, Jiang Zhou continued: "I went there for dinner two days ago and saw you, but I didn't dare to recognize you."

Jiang Zhou's voice was deep and low, making people involuntarily quiet down when he spoke. When he finished speaking, more than half of the people at the table focused their eyes on Chen Ju.

In just a few seconds, they looked away again and continued their respective conversations.

The blush on Chen Ju's face due to embarrassment dissipated completely, as if she was in an ice cellar, her whole body was cold.

"Well," Chen Ju's voice was as low as a mosquito's moan, "for the time being, I'll be there to help for the time being."

In fact, it was a long-term job, but Chen Ju lied for his poor self-esteem.

rescue

"That's it." Li Qi said with a smile, and changed the topic to other places, "This dish is not bad, brother Zhou, come and eat one."

Seeing that Jiang Zhou didn't ask any more questions, Chen Ju was relieved, and the meal passed amidst laughter and laughter. During the whole process, Chen Ju just ate with his head down, and he couldn't get in the way of what they were saying.

Towards the end, everyone was discussing where to go to sing. Chen Ju originally wanted to go back, because he had to get up early for the morning shift the next day.

However, he glanced at Jiang Zhou next to him, and pursed his lips. The time he can stay with Jiang Zhou like this is running out, and he wants to seize it.

After booking a place to sing, everyone left in groups. There were people around Jiang Zhou who were chatting with him all the time. Chen Ju couldn't squeeze through, so he could only silently follow behind him.

"Hey, Chen Ju! After so many years, why do you still look like a child who hasn't grown up?" Li Qi drank some wine and was already drunk. He put his thick arms on Chen Ju's shoulders, brotherThe two hugged him nicely, and said with a smile, "Honestly speaking, did you take some maintenance injections without telling everyone?"

Li Qi's breath full of alcohol sprayed on his face, Chen Ju was very uncomfortable, since the accident in high school, he no longer likes to have physical contact with others, it will make him feel physically sick.

"No, no." Chen Ju stammered again, and lowered her head uncomfortably, trying to distance herself from Li Qi.

But Li Qi was careless and didn't notice it at all. He cheerfully tightened his grip and squeezed Chen Ju's face with his hands, saying: "Oh! It's a pity that your face is so tender. If you are a girl, brother will definitelyBless you!"

Everyone took it as a joke and laughed loudly. Two drunk male classmates walked over staggeringly.

"Is it really so easy to touch? Let me try too~"

"Yeah, I'm here to feel the feelings too!"

Chen Ju's face turned pale, the laughter and voice in his ears became indistinct, his body froze, his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Amidst the chaotic buzzing, suddenly, a hand grabbed his wrist and pulled him over like a chicken, and then a clear and cold voice sounded: "Stop making trouble."

The temperature on his wrist and that cold voice brought Chen Ju's drifting consciousness back to his body. His small face was pale and transparent, only his lips were light pink.

Chen Ju looked to the side in a panic. Jiang Zhou, who was chatting with others in front just now, was standing behind him like a wall.

Everyone was just joking after drinking too much, but after hearing what Jiang Zhou said, they laughed and chatted about other things.

Chen Ju's cheeks were burning hot, she looked at Jiang Zhou, pressed the corner of her upturned mouth, and said in a small voice, "Thank you."

Jiang Zhou let go of his hand and said coldly, "I just find it noisy."

Hearing Jiang Zhou's answer, Chen Ju clenched his schoolbag tightly. He knew that he was thinking too much. Jiang Zhou always hated himself, so how could he help.

However, he was still very happy, because no matter what, Jiang Zhou saved him from the siege.

Jiang Zhou lowered his eyes, looked at the smile on the lips of the thin and small man standing in front of him, a wave flashed in his eyes, and then he looked away.

The KTV is dark and noisy, everyone is crowded on the sofa, fruit plates and beer are placed on the table in the middle, and music videos are playing on the big screen.

Chen Ju felt uncomfortable from the moment he entered. He didn't like the dark and crowded space. Such a place would make his breathing difficult and his heart beating violently.

At this time, he saw an empty seat next to Jiang Zhou, and the surrounding area was obviously full of people, only that seat was empty.

unworthy

Chen Ju tightly clenched the strap of her schoolbag, her palms were covered with cold sweat, she lowered her head, and walked towards that position with all her strength.

Sensing someone sitting down next to him, Jiang Zhou glanced at him out of the corner of his eye. The thin and small man sat motionless with his head lowered and his shoulders hunched.

He withdrew his gaze, and answered the question of the person next to him one after another. He leaned back, and the moment his arm touched it, the man next to him seemed to be scalded. He sat up straight, his bright black eyes nervouslyStaring at the front, dare not look to the side.

"Brother Zhou, do you want to come up and sing a song? I remember that you were the first place in the top ten singer competition when you were in college!" The speaker and Jiang Zhou went to a university.

Chen Ju looked at Jiang Zhou in surprise. It was the first time he heard that Jiang Zhou could sing. In high school, Jiang Zhou would only sleep on the table when he came to class because of his part-time job.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhou turned his head and met his gaze. Chen Ju was stunned, then hurriedly lowered his head, staring at the table full of fruit plates.

"Okay." When Chen Ju heard Jiang Zhou say that, his heart skipped a beat, and then accelerated the beating rhythm. This was the first time he heard Jiang Zhou sing, and it was difficult to hear him say a few more words to himself before.

The height of the sofa next to him bounced up slightly. Jiang Zhou stood up and walked to the singing microphone. He sat on the high chair with his long legs casually placed in front of him, adjusting the height of the microphone with his eyes downcast.

Hiding in the darkness, Chen Ju blatantly looked at Jiang Zhou for the first time tonight. There was nothing left on Jiang Zhou in the past six years. It seemed like yesterday that they were still having a boring class together in the classroom.

However, he is no longer the old Chen Ju, and now he is not even worthy to stand in front of Jiang Zhou.

Thinking of this, Chen Ju's nostrils felt sore, and his eye sockets began to heat up again. He lowered his head and quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeves.

When he raised his head again, he met Jiang Zhou's gaze again, Chen Ju's heart tightened, and Jiang Zhou moved away in just a short second, as if he just passed by without seeing Chen Ju.

After Jiang Zhou sang the song, everyone applauded and praised without concealment., sore throat, can't sing too much."

Everyone was joking, without forcing it, and the next person went on to sing.

Seeing Jiang Zhou approaching, Chen Ju mustered up his courage. When he sat down, he whispered, "Jiang Zhou, you sing really well."

Jiang Zhou didn't know if he heard it, but he didn't answer. Chen Ju lowered his head in frustration. He should have spoken louder just now.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Zhou reaching out to pick up the beer on the table. Just now Jiang Zhou said that he had a cold and could not drink when he was sick.

Thinking of this, Chen Ju grabbed Jiang Zhou's wrist subconsciously, and only when he met Jiang Zhou's indifferent eyes did he react, and hurriedly moved his hand to the beer can, blushing and said: "I, I want to drinkThis can."

Jiang Zhou didn't let go, stared at Chen Ju, opened his lips and said, "Chen Ju, you are still the same as before."

Chen Ju froze, and looked at Jiang Zhou in a daze, the man's eyes seemed to have a trace of disgust besides indifference.

In an instant, the coldness of the beer spread to the palm of the hand through the thin can, and the heat that had just surged up on the cheek dissipated. Even though the air conditioner was on in the private room, Chen Ju felt chills all over.

do me a favor

After Jiang Zhou said this, he stopped talking to Chen Ju. Chen Ju held the cold beer can in both hands, shrunk his shoulders, and sat there without saying a word.

Suddenly, the person next to him called Chen Ju's name, Chen Ju raised his head in a daze, and looked over, the person who spoke was a fat man wearing glasses.

"Boss Chen, you won't forget me, right?" The fat man put his arms around Chen Ju's shoulders, "The two of us go up and sing a song together~ Let's sing that song of good brother!"

Chen Ju clenched the beer on his phone tightly, the can was already hot from his cover, he didn't want to expose his stuttering in front of so many people, especially in front of Jiang Zhou.

"I don't know how to sing." Chen Ju refused.

The fat man smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, let's sing the original song, let's hum along!"

After finishing speaking, without giving Chen Ju a chance to refuse, she pulled him up from the sofa. Chen Ju subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhou, and shouted in a low voice: "Jiang Zhou!"

A big palm covered the wrist, and the warmth of the palm seeped into the blood vessels through the skin. Jiang Zhou grabbed Chen Ju's wrist.

Chen Ju and the fat man showed the same surprised expression, and after a moment, the fat man smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, don't worry, just ask Chen Ju to sing a song, just for fun~"

"Yeah." Jiang Zhou let go of his hand, with the same cold expression on his face, without a trace of emotion.

Chen Ju followed the fat man to the place where he sang. The spot on his wrist that had just been grabbed seemed to be scalded. He looked in the direction of Jiang Zhou. The man was hidden in the darkness, unable to see his face.expression, but he had the illusion of being watched.

Why did Jiang Zhou catch him just now?Is it because he called his name?No, probably not...

He said he sang casually, but the fat man didn't make it difficult for Chen Ju, so he let Chen Ju hum beside him, while he sang with a blushing and thick neck, very hot and passionate.

After the end, there was applause from around, and Chen Ju lowered his head in embarrassment, because he didn't sing a word during the whole process.

The singing ended soon, and everyone said goodbye. Chen Ju followed behind everyone, silently glanced at Jiang Zhou who was surrounded by everyone, clutched the belt of his schoolbag tightly, turned and walked towards the alley beside him.

Jiang Zhou's voice faintly sounded behind him, as if calling him, Chen Ju just paused, without stopping.

He will no longer be self-righteous, Jiang Zhou is saying goodbye to everyone, and will not remember the last self in the crowd.

Walking around the corner, the voice suddenly became louder, and Jiang Zhou's faintly angry voice pierced the cold air and rang in his ears.

"Chen Ju!"

Chen Ju stopped, turned around slowly, and looked behind him incredulously. Jiang Zhou was standing a few steps away, frowning, and a trace of impatience was faintly visible in his indifferent eyes.

It was really Jiang Zhou, he didn't have auditory hallucinations just now.

"Tsk," Jiang Zhou walked up to Chen Ju in a few steps, and said coldly, "Why are you walking so fast?"

Chen Ju was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained: "Yes, I'm sorry, I thought it was my auditory hallucination..."

"Enough." Jiang Zhou interrupted Chen Ju impatiently, "Don't say anything meaningless."

Chen Ju's eyes were hot, he lowered his head and stared at his feet. When there were no outsiders, Jiang Zhou changed back to Bingshan's mean look, which was a side he would only show to Chen Ju.

Because Jiang Zhou hated him.

"I came to see you because I need your help with something." Jiang Zhou cut to the chase.

help?Jiang Zhou asked him for help?

Chen Ju raised her head in surprise: "What, what's the matter?"

"Play as my lover during this time." Jiang Zhou's thin lips parted lightly, "Just need to fool the people around me."

Chen Ju opened her eyes slightly, thinking that she had auditory hallucinations just now, otherwise how could she hear such words from Jiang Zhou's mouth.

He stared at Jiang Zhou for a long time with his eyes wide open, and finally squeezed out a dry and trembling question from his throat: "Why?"

Jiang Zhou's eyes were half closed, and he said coldly: "You just need to answer yes or no, why are there so many?"

"I, I..." Chen Ju clenched his palms nervously, a layer of cold sweat broke out in his palms, his heart was beating non-stop, the sound was so loud that he could hardly hear the sounds around him.

"This is my contact information," Jiang Zhou walked up to Chen Ju, and handed over a business card, "You can contact me when you think it through, and I will reward you."

"I, I don't want your money!" Chen Ju hurriedly raised her head, and when she met Jiang Zhou's calm eyes, her heart tightened suddenly, and the man didn't care at all.

"You should be short of money right now?" Jiang Zhou expressed Chen Ju's embarrassment, "The money is nothing to me, give me an answer within a week at the latest."

After finishing speaking, before Chen Ju could answer, Jiang Zhou turned and left.

Chen Ju stared blankly at the direction in which the man was leaving, and the business card in his hand was still warm, telling him that all this was not a dream.

want to escape

It was already past one o'clock at night when we returned to the residence. Chen Ju walked to the side door and pushed it carefully, but the door didn't move at all. He froze for a while, and pushed with some strength, but the door still didn't respond, because it was locked inside.up.

Before he went out today, he clearly told them that he would come back later tonight, but the door was still locked.

Chen Ju tried to knock twice, but there was no response from inside, so she had to sit on the stone next to the door.

Looks like we're going to be out all night again tonight.

Chen Ju rubbed his hands, took a few more breaths, and felt some warmth in his palms. He took out the business card from his pocket, carefully blown off the dust that did not exist on the business card, and fixed his eyes on the two black giltThe word: Jiang Zhou.

The frozen lips squirmed up and down, making a barely audible sound. Chen Ju closed her eyes, put the business card on her chest, and curled up her body.

Suddenly, there was a clicking sound behind him, the side door was opened, and a young and slender man came out with a big black bag on his back.

When he saw Chen Ju who was sitting next to him, he froze for a moment, and said, "Why don't you go in and watch the stars here so late?"

"Brother Qing, good evening." Chen Ju hurriedly got up from the ground, patted the dust on his pants, and greeted.

Great, he doesn't have to stay out all night.

Chen Yiqing dragged out the suitcase from the door, and said coldly, "It's already very late."

Chen Ju looked at Chen Yiqing carrying the bag and dragging the suitcase, and asked in confusion, "Brother Qing, where are you going?"

"Get out of here," Chen Yiqing said, met Chen Ju's eyes, paused, and suddenly took out a wad of money from his wallet and stuffed it into Chen Ju's hand, "I'm leaving, don't tell anyone that you've seen me.”

Holding the money, Chen Ju looked at Chen Yiqing's leaving back, her eyes were a little hot, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Brother Qing."

Feeling in the dark, he climbed two flights of stairs, and Chen Ju arrived at his room. He said it was a room, but it was actually a narrow utility room. There was a small bed and a table in it, and there was nothing else..

Chen Ju took out an iron box from under the bed and put the money that Chen Yiqing gave just now into it. It was still a little short, as long as he got his salary at the end of this month, he would have saved enough.

Chen Ju had only slept for a few hours when he was awakened by the banging on the door. He woke up from the dream, rubbed his eyes, and hurried to open the door.

The wooden door creaked, and a fat boy stood outside. It was Chen Ju's cousin, Chen Yifa. He glared at Chen Ju viciously and said, "Did you see my brother?"

"No, no." Chen Ju hurriedly said.

"How is it possible? If you haven't seen him, how did he get in this door? No one in this family will meddle in other people's business!" Chen Yifa pushed Chen Ju away with his fat body, and walked into the narrow and low room, "Did he hide here? Come out!"

"Really not," Chen Ju hurriedly followed, keeping his eyes on the bottom of the bed, where his iron box for saving money was still there, "Brother Qing is not here."

Of course, Chen Yifa knew that this small room couldn't hide anyone, so he just wanted to come in and take a look. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of something under the bed, pushed Chen Ju away, and rushed over.

"What is this?!" Chen Yifa took out the iron box from under the bed, his eyes burst out with success.

Chen Ju's small face turned pale with fright, and he ran over immediately, trying to snatch the iron box back, but his strength was no match for Chen Yifa, so he was pushed away twice, and fell to the ground.

"A lot of money! Okay, Chen Ju, you secretly hid so much money, I want to tell my parents!" Chen Yifa walked out holding the iron box.

Chen Ju didn't care about the pain, got up from the ground, staggered to catch up, grabbed Chen Yifa's clothes, and begged: "This, these are mine, please, don't take them away..."

"What's yours? You live in my house, eat my house and drink my house's food, of course the money is also ours!" Chen Yifa slammed Chen Ju away, "Mom and Dad! Come quickly, Chen Ju has secretly hidden a lot of money!"

A middle-aged couple in pajamas came over. Seeing the iron box, the middle-aged woman took it over, glared at Chen Ju fiercely, and said, "How dare you hide so much money from us, what do you want?"

Chen Ju stared at the iron box in the woman's hand with red eyes. Even though she was very scared, she still didn't back down and said, "That's what I want to take. Take the money from mom. Give it back to me."

"It's not enough to raise one of you, why do I need to raise another crazy woman? I really think my place is a temple!" The middle-aged woman opened her eyes wide and cursed, her dirty words were unbearable, "These money will be your food expensesNo more! If you want to pick up that crazy woman again, get the hell out of here!"

Difficult emotions surged in his chest, as if a huge stone was stuffed into a plastic ball filled with water. Chen Ju's chest heaved up and down. He clenched the hem of his clothes tightly and squeezed out dry words from his throat: "This is my home,If you want to get out, yes, you should get out too."

"What did you say?" The woman was angry, stepped forward in two steps, and slapped Chen Ju across the face, "Your father was arrested for committing such a thing, not us, you and your mother don't know where you are nowIf you don’t know how to be grateful, forget it, you white-eyed wolf!”

Chen Ju felt a sharp pain at first, and then her right ear was buzzing, her eyes were dizzy for a while, and the place where her cheek was hit was burning with pain.

"Chen Ju! You go to work first!" The uncle, who had been silent all this time, stopped the emotional aunt, and said sharply, "Don't mention it after picking your mother up!"

Walking out of the house in a daze, the door was slammed shut behind him, Chen Ju clenched his palms tightly, and stood there as if his legs were filled with lead.

met

I don't know how long stood there, Chen Ju was wearing thin pajamas, his body was shivering from the cold, he raised his head and looked at the distant sky.

The day in winter came very late, it was already six o'clock, and there was only a faint blue light in the sky.

Because there was no money in his pocket, Chen Ju walked to the hotel on foot, his cheeks flushed from the cold, and his feet, which were only wearing slippers, were too cold to feel.

But he didn't feel the slightest, and went into the locker room alone as usual, changed into his uniform, and started his day's work.

Chen Ju doesn't like to be in contact with people because of his stuttering, but he is serious and responsible in his work.

"Xiao Chen, why are you wearing a mask?" Li Qing asked. He was a helper in the back kitchen, and his main job was to prepare side dishes for the chef, while Chen Ju was in charge of washing dishes and vegetables. The two usually chatted for a while.

Chen Ju was staring at the water flowing out of the faucet in a daze, but he didn't hear Li Qing's voice. He was patted on the shoulder, and he woke up from the trance, and looked to the side in shock.

"I'm talking to you, what are you thinking?" Li Qing asked.

Chen Ju shook her head, stared at the bowl in the pool, was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "You, do you know where there is a more lucrative job?"

"Ah," Li Qing wanted to ask something, but when he saw Chen Ju's face wearing a mask and his hands soaked in cold water, he hesitated and said, "Yes, but you may not be able to do it."

"I can do it!" Chen Ju hurriedly said, looking at Li Qing nervously.

Li Qing scratched his head, clicked his tongue, and said, "Okay, let me ask for you. I'll tell you in advance that I'm working as a waiter in an entertainment place. It's definitely not as clean and safe as ours. Do you want to do it?"

"Well," Chen Ju nodded urgently, "I've made up my mind."

He is in urgent need of money now, and he is willing to work hard and tiringly. As long as he can save enough money, he can take his mother out of the hospital.

Seeing the hope, Chen Ju cheered up again, like a wind-up rabbit, busily started to work, the more he worked, the more vigorous he was, and it was night in the blink of an eye.

The hotel is the busiest at night. As soon as Chen Ju sat down to rest and wanted to drink some water, he was called up to deliver wine to the private room upstairs.

He gulped down the water in the thermos in one gulp, then trotted over, and went upstairs with two bottles of red wine in his arms.

Dong dong dong, Chen Ju knocked on the door three times as usual, and politely said to the inside: "Hello, the wine is here."

After finishing speaking, he opened the door and walked in, put the red wine on the table, and was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped.

"I haven't ordered this wine, did you get it wrong?" The person who spoke was a delicate-looking man with short gray hair and stylish clothes.

Chen Ju hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I, I'll go and change it for you right now, just another bottle."

As he said that, he walked back and reached out to get the red wine. Liu Jingque was in a bad mood today. Seeing this unlucky waiter now, he vented his dissatisfaction as usual.

"Who said it's okay if you change it?" Liu Jingque held down the red wine, looked Chen Ju up and down, squinted and said, "Do all the waiters in your store wear masks to work? What kind of attitude!"

Chen Ju withdrew his hand in shock, his face turned pale. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He usually helped out in the back kitchen, and only came out to deliver things when he was very busy.

"I'm sorry," he said hurriedly, "the mask is, it's because of me..."

"What do I care about you? Take off the mask, it's a matter of attitude! Otherwise, I'll ask your manager to come over and deduct your salary!" Liu Jingque pulled off Chen Ju's mask involuntarily.

Chen Ju didn't have time to dodge, the mask was ripped off, her ears hurt, and her swollen cheeks were exposed.

At this time, with a click, the door of the box opened, someone came in from the outside, and a woman's voice sounded from behind.

"Jing Que, are you bullying again?"

Hearing the woman's voice, Liu Jingque faltered immediately, returned the mask to Chen Ju, and said with a smile: "Sister, brother Zhou, good evening, you misunderstood, his mask fell off and I picked it up for him, okay,Go down and be more careful next time."

Chen Ju clutched the mask, nodded respectfully, and walked towards the door with his head down, wanting to leave here quickly, but he didn't even look at the two people.

As soon as he walked to the door, his arm was suddenly grabbed, Chen Ju's body trembled, thinking that it was a guest who was trying to make things difficult again, so he pursed his lips nervously.

"Face, what did you do?" A clear and cold voice sounded from above, Chen Ju was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head, met a pair of indifferent eyes, the person who grabbed him was Jiang Zhou.

Angry

Jiang Zhou was wearing a black sweater embroidered with dark patterns and a silver-gray coat, frowning slightly, staring at Chen Ju coldly.

Standing next to him was a beautiful woman holding Jiang Zhou's other arm.

"Ah Zhou, do you know this waiter?" Liu Shengyue asked in surprise.

The word A Zhou felt like a sharp embroidery needle piercing into Chen Ju's ear, causing a sharp pain in his heart. He stared blankly at the woman and forgot to look away for a moment.

Is she Jiang Zhou's girlfriend?She looks so good-looking, and standing with Jiang Zhou, she is such a good match, like a prince and princess coming out of a fairy tale.

"Well, high school classmate." Jiang Zhou said indifferently, and then glanced coldly at Liu Jingque who was beside him.

Liu Jingque hurriedly explained: "I didn't cause the injury on his face, just open the mask!"

"Okay, Ah Zhou, I apologize for Jing Que, don't be as knowledgeable as him, kid." Liu Shengyue smiled, then looked at Chen Ju, and said softly, "Hello, Ah Zhou's classmate, I am a friend of A Zhou, my younger brother was ignorant just now, I apologize to you on his behalf."

Facing those warm eyes, Chen Ju's cheeks became hot, he hurriedly lowered his head, clasped his fingers, and stammered: "No, it's all right."

The reaction of the man in front of her aroused the soft side in Liu Shengyue's heart. She said, "Have you had dinner yet? Why don't you come with us, and I'll tell your manager that it's okay."

Chen Ju was flattered. This was the first time he was treated with such a gentle attitude. For a while, he didn't know how to answer. His cheeks were flushed. Just as he was about to speak, his arm was suddenly grabbed by a strong force, and the pain spread from the bone.Come.

"No need, I have something to say to him alone." As soon as he finished speaking, before Chen Ju could react, he was pulled out of the box by Jiang Zhou's arm.

Jiang Zhou had long hands and long legs, and he walked forward without any concern for Chen Ju. Chen Ju was dragged staggeringly, and could barely keep up with him by trotting.

When Jiang Zhou reached the empty corridor, he let go of his hand suddenly, and Chen Ju almost stopped, without bumping into Jiang Zhou's back.

Jiang Zhou turned around and looked at him coldly, his face was indifferent, with no trace of emotion visible.

Chen Ju became nervous. He could see that Jiang Zhou was angry, but he didn't know why he was angry.

"Have you decided what you said last night?" Jiang Zhou's tone was straightforward, as if he was talking about today's weather.

The hands hidden in the sleeves couldn't help but clenched tightly. Chen Ju lowered her head and stared at her washed yellow sneakers. The toes of the sneakers were facing Jiang Zhou's shiny high-end leather shoes.

"Chen Ju." Seeing that Chen Ju didn't speak, Jiang Zhou added a hint of displeasure in his tone. He seldom called Chen Ju by his first and last name. Usually, he only needed a look, and Chen Ju would run over.

Chen Ju started buttoning the buttons on his cuffs, and said in a voice that couldn't be lowered: "Not yet, come, three days."

"You mean you won't give me an answer until three days later?" Jiang Zhou became impatient, and took a step closer to Chen Ju, forcing him between the iron gate and the wall.

His breath was full of Jiang Zhou's breath. Chen Ju blushed hopelessly, and his heart beat uncontrollably. He hurriedly took a step back, holding his palm tightly against his left chest. At such a short distance, he was worriedJiang Zhou would hear his own heartbeat.

"Well, still, there are still two more days." Because of being too nervous, Chen Ju couldn't control it and stuttered.

"What's the difference?" Jiang Zhou lowered his eyes, his gaze stayed on the man's swollen cheek, and he stretched out his hand.

Chen Ju caught a glimpse of the outstretched hand, thinking that Jiang Zhou was going to beat him up when he was angry, so he subconsciously closed his eyes.

Jiang Zhou's hand stopped, his eyes cooled down, and the next second, he pinched Chen Ju's soft earlobe, increased his strength, and said, "Or do you want to add conditions?"

The earlobe was pinched, it hurt and itched, it was very uncomfortable, but Chen Ju was relieved. Fortunately, he was not punched, Jiang Zhou still hurts when he hit someone.

Hearing Jiang Zhou's question, Chen Ju quickly explained: "No, I don't want to talk about it, what are the conditions, just, just..."

"You can raise conditions if you want," Jiang Zhou interrupted Chen Ju, not wanting to hear what he said later, "I've made up my mind and listed them, and I'll wait for your reply."

Those contemptuous eyes extinguished Chen Ju's urge to explain, he only felt a severe pain in his chest, stuffy and stuffy.

Jiang Zhou let go of his hand, and the red and swollen cheek seemed to be touched. Soon, it was so short that Chen Ju thought it was his hallucination.

He blinked his dry eyes, a piece of red money came into view, and Jiang Zhou's cold voice said: "Buy some ointment and rub it on, it's ugly."

Chen Ju was stunned. Before he could react, the money was stuffed into his hand. Jiang Zhou turned around and left without stopping. Outside the corridor, there was only the sound of high-end leather shoes stepping on the marble floor.not see.

eavesdrop

The money in his hand was the same color as it was, as if it was about to burn, hot and hot, but Chen Ju was reluctant to let go, he carefully folded a hundred yuan, put it in his pocket, and quickly wiped his wet eyes with his sleeve, took a deep breath, and walked out of the corridor.

The hotel was very busy at night, and manpower was needed everywhere. Chen Ju quickly forgot what happened just now, and only when passing by Jiang Zhou's box, she subconsciously bowed her head and walked quickly.

He was busy until 9:30, and Chen Ju was finally free, so he could take a break and finish dinner.

He picked up today's box lunch in the back kitchen, took the box and found a corner of the hall where no one was around, squatted behind a flower pot, and ate slowly, enjoying the time of eating alone.

In that family, Chen Ju waited for his uncle's family to finish eating before he could go out to eat, and often there was only a bowl of rice and some vegetable soup left.

The elevator door in the lobby opened, and Liu Shengyue came out first, carrying a small bag in his hand, continuing what he said just now: "Isn't Grandpa Jiang coming back in a month? You can come out another day."

Jiang Zhou slowed down, not side by side with Liu Shengyue, and said in a flat tone: "I have something to do that day, and I can't push back the appointment."

"Then what should I do?" Liu Shengyue stopped, turned around and looked at Jiang Zhou pitifully, "You don't know how stubborn my father is, do you really have the heart to see me go on a blind date with a man I don't know?"

"You know Song Qingchan," Jiang Zhou said.

The flattering expression on Liu Shengyue's face immediately stopped, she stopped pretending, and stared: "Is this the point? Okay, your business is the most important thing, let me go?"

Before she finished speaking, Liu Shengyue's bag was thrown over and fell into Jiang Zhou's arms. Then, she turned around gracefully, stepped on stiletto heels, and left without looking back.

"Sister!" Liu Jingque, who was walking behind, hurried forward and said helplessly, "Brother Zhou, why did you provoke my sister again? It's so late and she's drunk, don't drive like last time.”

"The key is inside, she can't drive the car." Jiang Zhou gave Liu Shengyue's bag to Liu Jingque.

"That's good, I'll go first, Brother Zhou will make an appointment next time~" Liu Jingque took the bag and hurriedly chased him out.

The hall returned to calm again, the polite smile in Jiang Zhou's eyes dissipated, he turned his head slightly, and his gaze fell behind the green flower bed.

Feeling Jiang Zhou's gaze, Chen Ju shrank her body guiltily, and moved behind the flowerpot.

He didn't intend to eavesdrop, and at such a long distance, he didn't hear what the two said clearly, only that they looked like they were arguing.

Moreover, he had been thinking just now that Jiang Zhou and that woman even quarreled like a couple, and they didn't bother to pay attention to what they were arguing about. Up to now, he was still bored, and the box lunch didn't taste good anymore.

Jiang Zhou walked towards this side, and he really found himself. Chen Ju clenched the lunch box in his hand, not knowing what to do for a while, but when he realized it, Jiang Zhou had already stopped in front of him.

"Come out." Jiang Zhou's voice did not fluctuate.

Chen Ju knew that Jiang Zhou was angry because he was eavesdropping here.Jiang Zhou didn't like others to follow him the most. In high school, in order to find out where Jiang Zhou lived and what he usually did, Chen Ju often followed Jiang Zhou secretly, but he would be found every time.

He still remembers the disgust in Jiang Zhou's indifferent eyes.

"I didn't eavesdrop," Chen Ju stood up slowly, leaning his back against the wall, and explained in a low voice, "I'm here to eat."

Jiang Zhou's eyes fell on the shabby lunch box in Chen Ju's hand, and he asked, "You eat this at night?"

Chen Ju subconsciously stuffed the boxed lunch into her arms, put one arm in front of her, and said embarrassingly, "Just whatever, eat something."

Fortunately, Jiang Zhou didn't continue to ask about the lunch box. He stretched out his hand and said concisely: "Mobile phone."

Chen Ju glanced at Jiang Zhou's palm, raised his head in confusion, and asked in a daze, "What?"

Jiang Zhou frowned slightly, as if he was very impatient, and said in a deep voice: "You haven't given me a number so far, I can't get in touch, it's very troublesome."

"Ah," Chen Ju was stunned, then lowered her head, stared at the shabby lunch box, held back for a long time, and finally choked out a sentence, the voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, "I don't have a mobile phone."

He has no friends, no one to contact, things like mobile phones are dispensable to him, and the price is a bit expensive, enough for him to eat several meals, so he never bought it.

"You don't even have a mobile phone?" Jiang Zhou's cold voice didn't fluctuate a bit, and Chen Ju heard it, as if doubting the credibility of what he just said.

He lowered his head in embarrassment, and his eyes were slightly hot. Fortunately, the intercom rang at this time, and the manager called him to the back kitchen to wash the dishes.

"I, I'm going to work." Chen Ju nodded to Jiang Zhou, and then ran away like a frightened rabbit.

cute boy

Looking at the back of the man running away, Jiang Zhou's eyes darkened a bit, and the expression on his face was obscure.

It was eleven o'clock after Chen Ju finished his work, his stomach was growling with hunger, and the boxed lunch that he hadn't had time to eat was already cold. He sat on the small bench with the boxed lunch in his hand, and ate all the food one bite at a time, even though his stomach was coldCold, but full stomach, not so hungry.

Chen Ju didn't like the feeling of hunger, it would make him feel as if he had returned to the darkest two years.

Staring at the clean boxed lunch, Chen Ju thought about the scene he saw while hiding behind the flower pot. That good-looking woman seemed to be Jiang Zhou's girlfriend. If so, why did Jiang Zhou let him act as his lover??

is there any reason?Thinking of this, Chen Ju's stomach became even more uncomfortable. He stood up and threw away the box.

When got to the door of the locker room, saw Li Qing standing next to the trash can smoking a cigarette. Li Qing saw Chen Ju, stubbed out the remaining cigarette, and walked over.

"Are you free tonight? I asked the manager over there, and he said he wanted to see you."

Hearing this, Chen Ju hurriedly said: "Yes, I'm free! Thank you."

Li Qing scratched her hair in embarrassment, and said, "Small matter, we have known each other for so long, by the way, I heard that you came here in pajamas this morning, what's the matter?"

Chen Ju paused, lowered her head, her voice was so low that she could hardly hear it: "No, it's nothing, I forgot to change my clothes."

Li Qing stared at Chen Ju for a few seconds, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then you are so careless, I happened to bring an extra set of clothes for a spare, I will lend you to wear them!"

The place where the shoulder was patted was painful, but Chen Ju felt warm in his heart, and even his eye sockets began to glow.

He raised his head, smiled, and said gratefully: "Li Qing, thank you."

Li Qing was stunned for a moment, and then said with surprise: "Chen Ju, I think you can smile more in the future, you are much cuter than usual!"

This was the first time someone praised him for being cute, Chen Ju's cheeks were hot, she lowered her head in embarrassment, and whispered: "I, I am a man."

In Chen Ju's heart, cuteness is used to describe girls.

Li Qing laughed and said: "What's the matter, now is a new era, men can praise cuteness, women can also praise handsome, there is no gender restriction~"

Chen Ju is thinner than Li Qing, and the clothes look a little fat on her body. The trouser legs need to be rolled up, and half of her hands are tucked into the sleeves, but it is warmer to wear this way.

Li Qing was familiar with him, and Chen Ju could speak eloquently with just a few words.

After coming out of the hotel, the bitter cold wind hit his face. Chen Ju wrapped his clothes tightly and buried his face in the neckline. Li Qing who was beside him was still talking, but he didn't listen to a word, but stared blankly at him.ahead.

Across the road, a black car was parked on the side of the road with the windows open. Jiang Zhou's handsome face was hidden in the darkness, and the emotions in his eyes could not be seen clearly.

Noticing that Chen Ju was in a daze, Li Qing put his hand on his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ju's body trembled, and then became stiff. He didn't like other people's contact.

Li Qing followed Chen Ju's gaze and saw Jiang Zhou in the driver's seat, and asked in surprise, "Is that handsome guy an acquaintance of yours?"

Why didn't Jiang Zhou leave? Was he waiting for him?No, he was thinking too much, Jiang Zhou should have other business here, but, it's so late, who can he turn to?

Chen Ju's head was full of doubts, he couldn't think anymore, he couldn't hear any sound in his ears, his body tensed up, and he stared blankly at Jiang Zhou's direction, feeling nervous and expectant.

In the next second, the window glass slowly moved up, and then the car started and quickly disappeared from view.

Chen Ju looked at the direction the car was leaving, his heart was filled with great loss, his acid reflux stomach throbbed, as if a stick was stirring in his body, his nasal cavity began to feel sore, he lowered his head.

Although he knew that Jiang Zhou was not waiting for him, he still felt very sad when the truth was in front of him.

"Do you know that handsome guy?" Sensing Chen Ju's depression, Li Qing asked tentatively.

Chen Ju nodded. When he raised his head, his eye sockets were already blushing. He pretended to be okay, and changed the subject abruptly: "How do we get there? The wine you mentioned, the bar?"

change jobs

Li Qing saw that Chen Ju was changing the subject, so he didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile: "That bar is very close to here, I'll take you there on a small electric donkey."

This was Chen Ju's first visit to the bar, and he followed Li Qing restrainedly, not daring to look around.

The manager is a man with long hair, who is as enthusiastic and familiar as Li Qing, and he and Chen Ju are called brothers and sisters after sitting down for ten minutes.

"Brother will cover you from now on, don't worry, we are all decent people here!" The manager slapped Chen Ju on the shoulder heavily, "If there is trouble, I will solve it in minutes!"

"Thank you." Chen Ju was very grateful.

They talked about some follow-up matters. Chen Ju originally wanted to start working tonight, but the manager asked him to go back to rest and spend the next night.

Coming out of the bar, the cold wind of winter night blowing through the dark alley, Chen Ju took a deep breath, and finally felt a bit of relaxation from the heavy mood since the morning.

As long as he has a job, he has money, and if he has money, he can take his mother out as soon as possible. At that time, he will rent a house outside and live with his mother in it, just like in the past.

So now, a little bit of hard work is nothing, it's all worth it, he can't be overwhelmed by depression, he has to keep his spirits up all the time!

"What are you thinking about? You have a serious face." Li Qing walked over pushing the little e-donkey, and looked at Chen Ju's expression with a smile.

Chen Ju reacted, and hurriedly withdrew her clenched fists, her cheeks were hot, and said embarrassedly: "No, it's nothing."

"Haha, don't be embarrassed with me, by the way, where do you live? I'll take you there!" Li Qing asked while sitting on a small electric donkey.

Chen Ju's eyes darkened when he thought of the scene of going out in the morning, and he didn't want to go back to that place now.

"It's too late now, my house happens to be nearby, so you can stay at my place tonight!" Li Qing said.

Chen Ju was stunned, raised his head, and met Li Qing's smiling face, his eyes suddenly became hot, he hurriedly lowered his head, and said thank you again, he said too much thank you tonight.

The next morning, Chen Ju and the manager of the hotel resigned. The manager was very straightforward and gave him his salary, saying that he could do whatever he wanted in the future.

Taking the money, Chen Ju got on the bus to the suburbs, and there were still several hours before the bar went to work.

Last month, Chen Ju made an agreement with the person in charge of the hospital that he would make up the medical expenses and hospitalization expenses owed over the years when he was paid today.

However, Chen Ju lowered his head and hugged the bag in his arms, which contained only three thousand yuan of this month's salary, which was far short of the huge medical expenses. He didn't know how long he would have to save it.

If the iron box hadn't been found... it was all his carelessness, hiding the iron box in such an obvious place.

The bumpy bus stopped, and the sound of the platform was played: xx mental hospital has arrived.

Chen Ju put her schoolbag on her back and got off the back door of the bus. The outside of the hospital was gloomy, and there was no one there, not even the nurse.

But Chen Ju didn't have the slightest fear. He had been here many times. For him, a place with his mother was not scary at all.

There was no one on the first floor, so walked up the wet concrete stairs to the second floor, only to see a few nurses, one of the nurses saw Chen Ju, and walked over.

"Xiao Chen, are you here to pick up your mother from the hospital?" the nurse said with a smile.

embarrassment without money

Chen Ju clenched her palms tightly, lowered her head in shame, and stammered, "I still have to wait for a while."

"Hey, it's not easy for you as a child. After all, five years of medical expenses are not easy to get together." The nurse patted Chen Ju's shoulder reassuringly, "Are you going to see your mother? She just ateThe medicine should be pretty good now."

"Yeah." Chen Ju nodded.

At the end of the corridor are small rooms closed with iron doors to prevent patients from running around after getting sick. The nurse stops at the door of the room with the 405 sign. The iron door is cold and cold.A rectangular window at eye level provides a view of what's going on inside.

The woman's hair was cut short to the length of her ears, she was wearing a blue and white striped pajamas, she was staring dully at a certain place in the room, her eyes were dead silent,

"The hospital stipulates that you can only visit here. You watch first, and call me if you have anything to do." The nurse said.

Chen Ju withdrew his gaze, took out the hot envelope from his schoolbag, handed it over with both hands, blushing and said: "Sister nurse, this, this is what I just paid, salary, no, not much, the rest,I’ll figure out a way to make up for it later.”

The nurse took the envelope, sighed, and said, "Okay, don't stress too much, I'll go and pay you the money, you and your mother talk more."

"Okay, thank you." Chen Ju said gratefully.

After the nurse left, Chen Ju was left alone in the quiet corridor. He looked at the woman in the ward through the narrow window.

"Mom, I'm here to see you." Chen Ju whispered, but the woman didn't respond at all, a thin piece of glass separated the two of them, and even touching became a luxury.

Half an hour passed quickly, looking at the woman who maintained the same posture, Chen Ju squeezed out a low voice from his dry throat: "Mom, can you take a look at me?"

The woman didn't answer, and didn't even look this way, as if standing outside the door was a cloud of air.

Chen Ju's eyes were hot, and there was a sore pain in his chest. When footsteps came from behind him, he hurriedly lowered his head and quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeves.

"Head nurse, don't, that child is not that kind of person!" The nurse sister's voice came, and she quickly followed an older nurse with an anxious expression on her face.

Chen Ju straightened her back, looked awkwardly at the head nurse who was coming, and said softly, "Nurse, head nurse, hello."

The head nurse stopped in front of Chen Ju, with a cold face, and said: "I can't see that you look innocent, and you lie without blinking your eyes. Didn't you say last time that you will pay for the medical expenses today?"Why? Why only three thousand, do you know how much your mother spent in our hospital? One hundred and fifty thousand! You only gave three thousand, how did you get it?"

Chen Ju blushed, lowered her head in shame, and stammered: "Yes, I'm sorry, there was an accident, I, I have changed jobs now, give me some more time."

"Okay, how long do you think it will take?" The head nurse looked at Chen Ju, "This is a private hospital, not a charity organization. It's not easy for you, it's not easy for everyone. If you don't pay, I don't know if your mother will be sent to the hospital.Where are you going?"

"No, please give me some more time, just give it another year, and I will save enough money for you!" Chen Ju begged with red eyes.

"No, a year is too long, six months at most, if we bargain again, let's not say anything." The head nurse said without doubt.

One year is very short for Chen Ju, let alone six months, but Chen Ju has no choice but to agree to get his mother out.

Before leaving, he glanced at the window again. The woman was still looking dull and lifeless, and the sounds outside did not affect her at all.

A sour feeling came to his nasal cavity, Chen Ju lowered his head and blinked his sour eyes.

go to Jiang Zhou

It took Chen Ju more than three years to save the 150,000 yuan. Now it is impossible for him to earn so much money in six months.

Standing at the bus stop, a gust of cold wind blew by, Chen Ju shrank and buried her face in her neckline, and stuffed her hands into her pockets, her hands were already numb from the cold, and it took her a while to recover.

As soon as consciousness recovered, she felt an object with her fingertips. Chen Ju was taken aback, and took out the object from her pocket. It was a business card with Jiang Zhou's name prominently printed in the middle.

This was Jiang Zhou's business card, which he snatched from Chen Yifa with all his strength yesterday morning.

"You can put forward conditions if you want to, and list them out when you think about it, and I'll wait for your reply." Jiang Zhou's indifferent voice sounded in his ears, Chen Ju clenched the business card in his hand, and his fingertips grew stronger against the black business card.Red, like dripping blood.

The cold wind of the winter night was blowing like a knife, and the moon hanging in the middle of the sky also hid in the dark clouds, emitting a faint blue light.

With a click, the open glass window was closed, and a layer of mist immediately covered the transparent glass, like a sudden thick fog rising from the mountains, blocking Jiang Zhou's view of the outside world. He lowered his eyes and turned a page.Books on lap.

There is a silver-gray plush blanket under his feet, which complements Jiang Zhou's gray satin pajamas. The air conditioner is turned on in the room, and the temperature is suitable without the slightest cold. But Jiang Zhou doesn't like the feeling of being too warm, so he turned on awindow.

"Young master, it's going to snow tonight, you'd better keep the windows closed, otherwise you'll get wind and cold." said the housekeeper.

"Hmm." Jiang Zhou said in a low voice, his eyes lingering on the pages of the book.

The butler stood aside with no intention of leaving, and Jiang Zhou didn't intend to ask any questions. He continued to read the book. After about half an hour, Jiang Zhou finally looked away from the page and said, "There isWhat's up?"

"Young master, master made a phone call during the day, so that young master has time to go back to the past at night." The housekeeper kept paying attention to Jiang Zhou's expression while speaking, for fear of making Jiang Zhou unhappy.

"Oh, I see." Jiang Zhou closed the book, got up, and walked upstairs.

Looking at Jiang Zhou's back, the housekeeper knew that Jiang Zhou would not make this call, but no matter what, he wanted to call the master back, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Master, the master is calling to ask if you have any questions.Young Master Chen was not found."

The housekeeper didn't expect Jiang Zhou to answer, but just completed a task so that he could answer the master, but he didn't expect Jiang Zhou to stop.

"I found it," Jiang Zhou half-closed his eyes, exuding a cold light, "You can let the old man rest assured."

After speaking, Jiang Zhou went upstairs and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

At the entrance of the bustling shopping mall, Chen Ju couldn't hold back and yawned again, rubbing his wet eyes. He didn't get off work until six o'clock this morning, and it was past seven o'clock after cleaning.

After struggling all night, he asked a colleague to borrow his mobile phone and dialed the number on his business card.

Jiang Zhou's voice on the phone was still cold and clear, and we made an appointment to meet him at a coffee shop in a nearby shopping mall at 9:30.

Chen Ju was afraid of being late, so she waited early at the entrance of the mall. Although there was no one in the mall in the morning, Chen Ju was afraid of unfamiliar environments, so she didn't dare to go in alone, so she waited at the entrance of the mall alone.

After waiting for a long time, didn't see Jiang Zhou. Chen Ju was really sleepy, so he went to sit by the flower bed next to him. This direction faced the entrance of the shopping mall. As long as Jiang Zhou appeared, he could see it at a glance.

Just as she was dozing off with sleepiness, suddenly a voice sounded from above her head. Chen Ju was so frightened that she almost slipped down from the flower bed.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Chen Ju?" A man in a suit and leather shoes looked at Chen Ju with a smile.

Chen Ju looked at the strange man in front of him and searched in his mind, and after confirming that he didn't know him, he said cautiously, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

"Hi, Mr. Chen, I'm Young Master Jiang's secretary. The young master sent me over to deal with the signing of the contract with Mr. Chen." The man stretched out his right hand with a smile.

Chen Ju was stunned for a moment, her red face faded from the cold, and her lips turned pale.

Jiang Zhou didn't come over in person, but sent a secretary to handle it.What is of great significance to him is just one of many transactions in Jiang Zhou's heart.

"Mr. Chen, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk." Secretary Liu smiled.

Hands that were red from the cold curled up slightly, Chen Ju buried her face in her neckline, and gave a low hum.

The air conditioner was turned on in the coffee shop, and Chen Ju's body was frozen stiff by the blowing heat, and his black-rimmed glasses were covered with a layer of white mist.