Work related (2)

He took off his glasses, wiped them off with his sleeves, and put them back on.

After regaining his clear vision and meeting Secretary Liu's gentle gaze, Chen Ju lowered his head subconsciously, staring at his red fingertips.

"What would Mr. Chen want to drink?" Secretary Liu asked, handing the menu to Chen Ju.

Chen Ju quickly glanced at the menu. They were all expensive coffees. The cheapest cup cost more than 50, which was enough for him to eat for two days.

"I don't, I like coffee, you, you order." Chen Ju pushed the menu forward.

Secretary Liu didn't say anything, took back the menu, called the waiter, and ordered a cup of coffee, a cup of hot milk and a sandwich.

Sensing Chen Ju's suspicious gaze, Secretary Liu smiled and said, "Mr. Chen hasn't had breakfast yet, right? It's okay, let's chat while eating."

After the food was served, Secretary Liu didn't talk about the contract either, but waited until Chen Ju was almost done eating before speaking.

"Young master said that Mr. Chen has other requirements." Secretary Liu took out the tablet from his briefcase, opened it and tapped his fingers on the keyboard, "Does Mr. Chen have written documents or direct dictation?"

Gudu, Chen Ju swallowed the hot milk in his mouth, and his stomach became warm. He held the glass with both hands, because the meridians on the back of his hands were stretched into a straight line due to tension, and the blue veins could be clearly seen.

After Secretary Liu finished speaking, he looked at him quietly, as if waiting for his answer in no hurry, but Chen Ju's chest was pounding, and his heart was beating rapidly.

He clenched the cup in his hand, stared at his face reflected in the glass, rolled his Adam's apple up and down, and uttered a difficult sentence.

"Can you pay me 10,000 yuan a month?"

Six months is 60,000. He is now working part-time, and he earns more than 6,000 a month. In the past few days, he will find another day job... Chen Ju knows that it is still not enough, but asking Jiang Zhou for 10,000 a month is more than enough.

He has no other choice, even if Jiang Zhou looks down on him, it doesn't matter, as long as he can save enough for his mother's medical expenses.

Secretary Liu frowned slightly, paused for a few seconds, and said, "That's all there is to it?"

Chen Ju shook her head, that's enough.

"Well, there is nothing to change in the contract. After reading it, Mr. Chen thinks it's all right, so he can sign it." Secretary Liu pulled out a piece of paper and a pen from his bag, and pushed them in front of Chen Ju.

sign a contract

About ten treaties were written in black and white in the contract:

1. During the contract period, both parties should not have too much emotion for each other;

2. Party B shall not ask Party A too many personal questions;

3. All the things purchased by Party A during the period of acting as a couple belong to Party B, and there is no need to return them;

4. Party B shall not contact Party A for any reason during the period when he is not acting as a couple;

…………

10. Party A shall pay Party B 20,000 yuan per month, which does not include additional consumption.

Every time Chen Ju reads one, he reads it silently in his heart. His newly warmed body gradually cools down. When he sees the last one, he pauses for a few seconds to make sure that he has read it correctly, before raising his head.

"Is there anything that Mr. Chen is not satisfied with?" Secretary Liu smiled.

Chen Ju clenched her palms tightly and was silent for a while, then finally shook her head and said, "No."

"Okay, then Mr. Chen should sign the contract." Secretary Liu indicated with a smile.

Chen Ju picked up the pen, her palms were sweating, and the words she wrote were crooked, as if written by a child.

Since he dropped out of school, he has rarely picked up a pen to write. He used to be able to write beautiful lowercase letters with hairpin flowers, but now, just writing his own name is as ugly as a bug.

Chen Ju put down her pen, looked away, stopped looking at the contract, and stared at the palm of her hand.

Secretary Liu took the paper, looked at it, and said: "Okay, there is no problem, then I will stop here today, by the way, this mobile phone is given to you by the young master, and there is the contact number of the young master on it, when I need youWill text."

Chen Ju raised his head, and a brand-new mobile phone was placed in the center of the table. Jiang Zhou knew that he didn't have a mobile phone, so he bought it specially. Even though he knew that Jiang Zhou was for the convenience of contacting him, he still felt an uncontrollable joy.

This is the first gift Jiang Zhou gave him, and it is also his first mobile phone. He will definitely keep it safe.

After Secretary Liu left, Chen Ju didn't leave the mall immediately, but walked around the mall. Finally, he saw a recruitment message on a glass window.

"Recruiting shopping mall security guards, on duty during the day, from 9 am to 5:30 pm, with a monthly salary of 2,500, contact number xxxxxx"

Great, I just missed the time and work at night, and I can rest for a few hours after get off work at 5:30. Because Chen Ju was so happy, he forgot that he had a new mobile phone, and walked around the first floor of the mall for a long time before finding the security room.

Although Chen Ju is thin, but his height is also 175, he is tall and thin, fair and clean, most of the security room are uncles who are not energetic, and the security leaders are very optimistic about young people like Chen Ju, so they didn't talk muchLet Chen Ju come and report tomorrow.

Coming out of the shopping mall, Chen Ju was so happy that he didn’t even feel sleepy at all. He calculated the money while walking back, adding 8,500 to the day’s salary at night, deducting the money for meals, and he could still keep 8,000 for six months.You can save more than 40,000 yuan, and with the money Jiang Zhou gave, you can still have some left in your hand.

In this way, after picking up mother, can use the remaining money to rent a house, and then move out of that house.

The happy mood disappeared when she saw the luggage piled up at the back door. Chen Ju ran over in a hurry, and her clothes, shoes and quilt were thrown on the ground, like a pile of garbage that no one wanted.

Chen Ju hurriedly arranged the things on the ground and folded the quilts neatly. Clothes and shoes were stuffed into the big schoolbag.There were broken photo frames in the iron box, and cracks like dead branches crawled across the faces of him and his parents, separating them.

With a bang, a drop of water hit the faces of the three smiling brightly in the photo, like it was raining, falling one after another.

His vision was blurred, and suddenly there was a small sound from behind the door, Chen Ju immediately lowered his head, and quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeves.

The door opened with a click, and Chen Yifa stared down at Chen Ju with her arms folded, with a triumphant expression on her face, and said, "Take your rubbish and get away, don't be aggressive."

Chen Ju clenched her palms tightly and stared at Chen Yifa without saying a word.

Chen Yi showed a disgusted expression, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "You dare to stare at me, are you courting death?"

"Little brother! Stop talking, go upstairs and do your homework!" A middle-aged man's voice sounded, yelling at Chen Yifa, and then Chen Fu came out from behind the door, and he saw a warm smile on Chen Ju's face.

"Xiaoju, your aunt threw away all your things. You also know your aunt's temper. Uncle, I have no choice but to wrong you." Chen Fu sighed, touched from his pocket, and finally took outHe took out a crumpled fifty-dollar sheet and handed it over, "Here, call a car to drag the things away, uncle can only help you here."

"Dad, why did you give him the money? You might as well leave it to me to buy breakfast!" Chen Yi said dissatisfied.

Chen Fu glared at Chen Yifa, waved his hands as if chasing someone away, and said, "Go back and do your homework for me, the things here have nothing to do with you!"

After that, he turned his head, with a smile on his face, and said, "Can you move these things by yourself? Do you want uncle to help you?"

Chen Ju withdrew his gaze, didn't reply to Chen Fu's words, and didn't even look at him. He carried the big schoolbag on his back, put the thin quilt on the bag, and tied it with a rope for a few times.He straightened his back, turned around, and left this place step by step.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, the sudden ringing of the mobile phone woke Chen Ju from his sleep. He curled up on the bench in the park, with the quilt and bag neatly placed beside him.

He was so sleepy, his head was like a mess, and it took several seconds for him to realize that the ringtone came from his pocket.

Chen Ju hurriedly took out his mobile phone, saw the word Jiang Zhou written on the screen, his heart skipped a beat, he took a deep breath, and then pressed the green button with trembling hands.

"Where are you?" Jiang Zhou didn't have any greetings, but just said this sentence.

Chen Ju hesitated for a few seconds, then hesitated and said: "Yes, at home, sleeping, what's the matter?"

"Clean up, I'll pick you up." Jiang Zhou's tone was unquestionable, making it impossible to refuse.

Chen Ju looked at her big bag and quilt, and hurriedly said: "I, it's not convenient right now, why don't you send me the meeting address, I, I'll go there by car."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, Chen Ju tightly clenched the hem of her clothes, her heart in her throat.

"Okay," Jiang Zhou said, "You are not allowed to be late before five o'clock."

Chen Ju caught a glimpse of the mother pushing a baby carriage not far away, and the cry of the baby could be heard from afar.

"Okay! Then, I'll hang up first." After hanging up the phone, Chen Ju heaved a long sigh of relief. It was so dangerous that Jiang Zhou almost found out that he was lying just now.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Zhou stared at the hung up phone with dark eyes.

Meet

With heavy luggage on her back, Chen Ju took two buses to reach the place Jiang Zhou said. This is a high-end shopping mall, and there are two uniformed attendants standing at the door.

The passers-by saw Chen Ju's equipment cast strange glances, Chen Ju clenched his schoolbag strap tightly, and walked to a dark and deserted corner with his head down.

If he went in like this, 100% would be taken as a tramp.

The cell phone rang again, which seemed very abrupt in this corner. Chen Ju was startled, and frantically pressed the answer button.

"Are you there? Why is it so slow?" Jiang Zhou's displeased voice came from the receiver.

"I'll be there right away." Chen Ju said quickly, "Just, just two minutes."

"Two minutes, are you sure?" At the entrance of Jiangzhou shopping mall, he scanned the surroundings, but he didn't even see Chen Ju's shadow.

"Well, two minutes, very, very soon!" Chen Ju gritted her teeth, and hid the backpack and quilt in the green plants next to her.

Before Jiang Zhou could speak, the phone was hung up, and he stared at the phone screen, frowning.

This is the second time today.

"Jiang Zhou!" The man's timid voice sounded, Jiang Zhou raised his eyes, and the man who hadn't seen anyone in the last second appeared not far away, and trotted this way.

Chen Ju stopped in front of Jiang Zhou, panting slightly, he hadn't run like this for a long time.

"Two minutes, I'm on time, right?" Chen Ju raised the corners of her mouth, her bright black eyes rippled like a lake in which a stone had been thrown.

Jiang Zhou looked at Chen Ju without saying a word.

Seeing the indifference in Jiang Zhou's eyes, Chen Ju suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly lowered his head, the smile on his face was replaced by timidity and embarrassment.

Too bad, when he came out just now and saw Jiang Zhou waiting for him at the door, he was dazed by happiness for a moment, thinking he was back in high school.

The attitude just now should not have made Jiang Zhou unhappy, right?

Chen Ju stared at his fingers, not daring to raise his head, should he say sorry, but he arrived on time, he didn't do anything wrong...

"Go in." Jiang Zhou said coldly.

Chen Ju raised his head. Jiang Zhou had already turned around and entered the shopping mall. He hurriedly followed.

The shopping mall is very large, and there are many shops with English names in it. Chen Ju knows that these brands are very expensive, and any one of them is enough for his two-month salary. Why did Jiang Zhou bring him here?

Jiang Zhou went straight into a clothes shop. Chen Ju looked up at the sign, was startled, and subconsciously grabbed Jiang Zhou's sleeve.

Jiang Zhou turned his head to the side, frowned slightly, looked at Chen Ju coldly, and opened his lips and said, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ju looked around, lowered her voice and approached, and said in a low voice, "The clothes in this store are very expensive."

"I know." Jiang Zhou's eyes fell on Chen Ju's hand holding his sleeve, and Chen Ju hurriedly let go and shrank back.

After Jiang Zhou entered the store, the clerks immediately turned around him, with unconcealable surprise in their eyes, and Chen Ju followed behind and heard them whispering.

"Young Master Jiang actually came to the shop alone, why didn't anyone notify you?"

"Do you want to contact the manager?"

"Stop chatting. Since the young master came here alone, he doesn't want to be too high-profile. Everyone treats him with a normal attitude." An older woman said, and the gathered employees immediately dispersed.

Young Master Jiang...Chen Ju clenched his clothes tightly. He forgot that Jiang Zhou was now a rich boss, and he still regarded him as the poor boy who had to work every day in high school. Now he is the poor boy.

"Give him these three sets of clothes to try on." Jiang Zhou's cold voice sounded.

Jiang Zhou's voice drew everyone's attention to Chen Ju, and those employees noticed the non-existent Chen Ju.

"Ah?" Chen Ju looked up, showing a surprised expression, and hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, I have clothes to wear..."

"Little Orange, didn't we agree?" Jiang Zhou came over, stretched out his hand to embrace Chen Ju's shoulders naturally, there was a gentle gleam in his downcast eyes, "It's almost your birthday, this is a gift.”

Chen Ju was stunned, and looked at Jiang Zhou in surprise, thinking that he had auditory hallucinations, or that he had not only had auditory hallucinations, but also hallucinations because of too little sleep.

The itchy flesh on his waist was pinched, and Chen Ju woke up suddenly. When he looked up, he saw a warning in Jiang Zhou's eyes. He quickly realized that this was acting, and hurriedly said: "Oh, oh."

"You go in and try it first, and if you don't like it, you can change it, you know?" Jiang Zhou said gently. Although his face was as expressionless as before entering the store, his whole aura seemed to have changed.

"Yeah." Chen Ju lowered his head with a blushing face, even though he knew he was acting, he was still flattered.

When changing clothes, Chen Ju took a special look at the tag, and there were more than 10,000 in one set. If Jiang Zhou hadn't been waiting outside, he wouldn't have dared to touch it.

After changing his clothes, Chen Ju came out of the dressing room awkwardly. Jiang Zhou glanced indifferently, and suddenly walked over. Chen Ju was startled, straightened his back, and dared not move.

Jiang Zhou stopped in front of him, getting very close, almost face to face, Chen Ju's nervous heart was pounding, and he gulped, not knowing what Jiang Zhou wanted to do.

The waist was suddenly covered with two big hands, the warmth of the palms passed through the fabric to the skin, Chen Ju felt a tingling sensation, and the waist seemed to be unable to exert strength, and instantly became limp and weak.

"Too thin." Jiang Zhou leaned over, his cheeks were very close, and the warm breath sprayed on his ears as he spoke. Chen Ju's face was flushed, and his head was like a boiling kettle.buzzing sound.

"Bring over that white down jacket." Jiang Zhou let go of his hand and said in a deep voice.

The salesperson on the side hurriedly brought over the down jacket and prepared to help Chen Ju put it on as usual. Jiang Zhou on the side raised his hand and said lightly, "Just give it to me."

The salesperson was taken aback for a moment, and quickly handed the down jacket to Jiang Zhou.

"Raise your hand." Chen Ju raised her arm obediently, letting Jiang Zhou manipulate her.

Jiang Zhou draped the down jacket on his shoulders, helped him put on the sleeves on both sides, then closed his eyes, and gently closed the zipper of the clothes, and took the collar of the shirt out of the woolen neckline for him, and tidied it up carefully.

"Okay, look in the mirror and see if you like it or not." Jiang Zhou raised his eyes, with a smile in his eyes, and flicked his fingers past Chen Ju's ear, pinning the broken hairpin to his ear.

The touched place was as hot as a fire, Chen Ju nodded in panic, and walked to the mirror.

Even though the man in the mirror was wearing clean and tidy designer clothes, there was still a faint blush on both sides of his cheeks, and his eyes were full of embarrassment and anxiety.

Chen Ju hasn't looked directly at herself in the mirror like this for a long time, so in her impression, she has always been the one who didn't grow up in high school.

But now, looking at the thin and unhealthy man in the mirror, Chen Ju finally had the feeling that five years had passed.

Little Tangerine, come here

"dislike?"

Jiang Zhou walked over from behind. He was a head taller than Chen Ju, and he was tall. Chen Ju looked like a thin little chick in front of him.

"No, very much, I like it." Chen Ju said quickly, his eyes met Jiang Zhou in the mirror, even through the mirror, he could feel the tenderness in Jiang Zhou's eyes, like a lake.

Chen Ju felt dizzy, lowered her eyes shyly, avoiding Jiang Zhou's sight.

"Okay, this set is settled, and then try the remaining two sets." Jiang Zhou put his palm on Chen Ju's shoulder and said in a low voice.

Looking at this posture in the mirror, it seemed like he was going to hug him from behind. This idea came out of his mind, and Chen Ju's face became even hotter.

After trying the last set, Jiang Zhou said without hesitation: "All three sets are booked."

"Okay, young master." The salesperson said respectfully, and took the clothes to the counter.

Three, all three sets?Chen Ju gulped down his saliva. When he was trying on clothes, he checked the prices. Three sets cost a lot of money.

He wanted to hold Jiang Zhou back, saying forget it, but thinking of the warning in Jiang Zhou's eyes at that moment, he finally held back.

After paying the money, Jiang Zhou carried three bags with one hand, and wrapped Chen Ju's waist with the other. Chen Ju froze and his head was hot. The next moment, Jiang Zhou lowered his head and put it close to his ear.Low said: "The acting skills are better, I don't want to be seen by others."

Jiang Zhou's voice sounded like a lover's whisper, but Chen Ju seemed to have been poured a bucket of cold water. His dizzy head calmed down instantly, and the blush on both sides of his cheeks disappeared, leaving only an unhealthy pallor.

He nodded obediently, lowered his head, and walked out of the shop with Jiang Zhou, his chest was sore and painful.

After that, Jiang Zhou took Chen Ju to the barber shop and asked a designer to design a hairstyle for Chen Ju. Jiang Zhou sat on the sofa and listened to the designer explaining the hairstyle to be cut. During the period, the designer brought several hairstyle picturesLet Jiang Zhou choose.

During the whole process, Chen Ju drooped her head and sat quietly on the barber chair next to her, looking at the carpet under her feet, immersed in her own world.

He is also too stupid to treat acting as reality. Jiang Zhou obviously hates himself all the time, how could he be so gentle to himself, it's all acting.

However, when he thought of just acting, his chest felt like a big stone was pressed down, and he was so stuffy that he couldn't breathe.

"That's it," Jiang Zhou pointed to one of the pictures, and looked up at Chen Ju who was sitting next to him. The man lowered his head, and his black-rimmed glasses blocked most of his face. He was very well-behaved. He looked back and said,"Pick him a nice frame."

"Okay, young master~" the designer smiled while holding the photo album.

Only then did Chen Ju raise his head and look at Jiang Zhou. The man was lazily leaning on the sofa, looking at him with half-closed eyes.

"Little Orange, come here." Jiang Zhou held out his hand to Chen Ju.

It has been many years since no one has called this title, and he thought he had heard it wrong when he was trying on clothes.

When he was still in high school, he sneaked out to tell Jiang Zhou the name Little Orange. He wanted Jiang Zhou to call him that, but Jiang Zhou never called him that.

He thought Jiang Zhou had forgotten.

Chen Ju knew that he was going to act with Jiang Zhou again, but his heart still couldn't help beating faster. He stood up and walked slowly in front of Jiang Zhou. Before he could stand still, his hand was caught, and Jiang Zhou pulled himCome forward, knees tucking the sides of his legs, pinning him between them.

The scorching body temperature spread to the legs through the fabric, like a snake, twisting its body, crawling along the blood vessels all over the body, causing a tremor.

He lowered his eyes, and happened to meet Jiang Zhou's dark eyes. The man raised his head, and his fingers slid across his palm, like the wings of a butterfly, causing an unbearable itching.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhou's hand stretched out in front of his eyes, Chen Ju subconsciously thought he was about to be beaten, so he immediately closed his eyes.

There was no pain as expected, only a light touch on the bridge of the nose, and the glasses were taken off. Chen Ju narrowed his eyes and carefully glanced at Jiang Zhou. The man was looking at him with his glasses.

"No degree?" Jiang Zhou raised his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Chen Ju's heart tightened suddenly, and his hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched together.

Unfortunately, the secret was discovered.

"Yes, a little bit." Chen Ju couldn't control his tongue when he told a lie, and the stutter that he hadn't revealed for a long time appeared again. He was a little annoyed, and added, "I usually wear it, it's easy to see, and I can see clearly.”

"I prefer you without glasses." The corners of Jiang Zhou's lips rose slightly, and there was a vague smile at the end of his eyes.

Chen Ju was stunned for a moment, his cheeks were red like ripe tomatoes, and he told himself that Jiang Zhou was acting, but his heart was still beating wildly.

"Then, then I won't wear it." Chen Ju stuttered again. He looked away shyly, and found that the designers and waiters in the barber shop were all looking at him, and the temperature on his body rose a few degrees.

Jiang Zhou let go of Chen Ju's hand, and said to the designer, "I won't choose glasses for now."

"Okay, young master~" the designer walked up to Chen Ju and said with a smile, "What's your name for a handsome guy?"

"His surname is Chen." Jiang Zhou answered for Chen Ju, with a flash of impatience in his eyes, "Don't talk about irrelevant things."

The designer winked and said quickly: "Good young master! I'll take Mr. Chen inside to wash his hair."

As he said that, he made a gesture of invitation, and Chen Ju stood there awkwardly, and glanced at Jiang Zhou.

"Just wash your hair, soon," Jiang Zhou seemed to see Chen Ju's fear, and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

Although it was acting, Jiang Zhou's reassurance was miraculous. The panic in Chen Ju's heart was reduced by more than half. He nodded and obediently followed the designer into the room.

When cutting his hair, Chen Ju couldn't bear it any longer. The exhaustion from a busy day swept over him with drowsiness, his head bit by bit, and finally fell asleep.

"Mr. Chen..." The barber wanted to wake up Chen Ju, but this position was not easy to cut.

"Let him sleep," Jiang Zhou, who was sitting on the sofa behind him, stood up, walked to Chen Ju, and said in a deep voice, "Just cut the tail of your hair a little bit shorter."

The barber nodded, and couldn't help but take another look at the mirror. The expression on Jiang Zhou's face was something he had never seen before. How can say that there is not so much tenderness, but the eyes are indeed like looking at a lover.A forbearance and restraint.

After cutting his hair, Chen Ju didn't show signs of waking up, and Jiang Zhou didn't call him, but bent down and picked him up by the waist.

Feeling the pitiful light weight in his arms, Jiang Zhou frowned almost inaudibly.

too skinny.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Chen Ju yawned and wanted to turn over, sleeping in this position was very uncomfortable, but as soon as he moved, a force around his waist suddenly tightened his grip, making him unable to breathe.

"Don't move around." A deep voice came from above.

hug wife

Chen Ju's heart skipped a beat, he swallowed, and slowly opened his eyes.

A pair of pitch-black eyes stared at him with a hint of impatience.

"It will fall, don't move around." After Jiang Zhou finished speaking, he turned Chen Ju upside down, as if holding a child.

The last trace of drowsiness disappeared completely, and Chen Ju finally woke up, lying on Jiang Zhou's chest, blinking his eyes, struggling to activate his blank brain.

He remembered sitting in a chair waiting for the barber to cut his hair, and then, he was so sleepy that he wanted to squint, but he fell asleep.

Thinking of this, Chen Ju's face became ugly, miserable, Jiang Zhou must be very angry when he messed up the matter.

At this moment, the elevator door opened, and several people walked in, casting strange glances at this side. Chen Ju finally found his voice, suppressed his voice, and said anxiously: "Jiang Zhou, let me down, I, I won'tSleepy."

"Yeah." Jiang Zhou just agreed with his mouth, but he didn't move his hands, still hugging Chen Ju tightly.

More and more people came in the elevator, and Chen Ju knew that Jiang Zhou didn't plan to let him go, so he could only turn his head and hide his face in Jiang Zhou's coat, with a familiar and warm smell in his breath.

Seeing that Jiang Zhou didn't look angry, Chen Ju was relieved, he blinked his dry eyes, and rubbed his forehead lightly on Jiang Zhou's shoulder.

After walking out of the shopping mall, no one was watching, so Jiang Zhou put Chen Ju down.

Suddenly losing the warm embrace, Chen Ju felt a little uncomfortable for a while, sneezed, felt Jiang Zhou's gaze, turned his head hurriedly, covered his mouth with his hands, and said in a muffled voice: "I'm sorry, I don't have a cold, but I'm a little cold.”

"Don't apologize to me," Jiang Zhou returned to his usual indifference, without any tenderness in his eyes, he glanced at his watch, "It's already late, you..."

"There is still a bus, I can go back by myself!" Chen Ju said quickly, he has memorized all the terms in the contract, and knows what to do and what not to do.Jiang Zhou.

"Yes, yes, and also, I will return this clothes to you." Chen Ju stuffed the two bags in Jiang Zhou's palm, then looked down at himself, thought for a moment in distress, and gritted his teeth., "You, wait a minute, I'll go to the corner over there to change, go back."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ju turned around and was about to walk into the corner, but his wrist was grabbed. The next second, Jiang Zhou's deep voice sounded with faint anger: "Chen Ju, did you do it on purpose?"

The hand on the wrist was very strong, and Chen Ju's white and tender skin immediately turned red. Enduring the pain, he turned around and looked at Jiang Zhou at a loss. Suddenly he remembered that he had messed up when he fell asleep just now.The following things made Jiang Zhou angry.

"I'm sorry, I, I didn't fall asleep on purpose," he hastily apologized, "Next time I..."

"That's not what I'm talking about," Jiang Zhou interrupted Chen Ju impatiently. He stuffed the two bags back into Chen Ju's hands and said coldly, "Here, the one I bought for you is yours.".”

Chen Ju looked at the bag in his hand, and said in a low voice, "Yes, but these clothes are too expensive..."

"Chen Ju, you have to figure out one thing," Jiang Zhou's eyes flickered coldly under the street lamp, "Clothes are not a gift for you, but you are dressed too poorly, standing next to me to act, who would believe it?"

The heat on Chen Ju's face dissipated, her small face was as pale as snow, except for her lips, there was no trace of blood.

He clenched the bag in his hand, retracted his hand, stared at the marble block under his feet, and said nothing.

Jiang Zhou was telling the truth. Even the padded jacket he was wearing today was thrown to him by Chen Yifa two years ago when he couldn't wear it.

It's really inconspicuous.

Jiang Zhou took out his mobile phone, and the dimly lit screen reflected his eyes blue: "Come and find me tomorrow at five o'clock in the afternoon, and the address will be sent to you."

"Yeah." Chen Ju nodded.

Jiang Zhou stared at the man in front of him. After a while, he took out a red ticket from his wallet and handed it over: "Taxi fare."

The red that suddenly came into view was like a ball of fire, the red was dazzling, Chen Ju took a small step back, pursed her lips, and shook her head slightly.

"Thank you, Xie Feng, I bought enough things today, enough." Chen Ju smiled flatteringly, with a faint pink glow at the end of his eyes, "Yes, I can take the car back by myself, so I won't bother Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Zhou's hand holding the money stopped in the air, his eyes flickered slightly, and he said coldly: "It's just travel expenses, don't think too much about it."

After that, he stuffed the money into Chen Ju's breast pocket, bent slightly, looked into the man's eyes, and warned: "Be prepared for tomorrow's party, don't be full of flaws like tonight."

The money in the pocket was like a burning flame, and even the chest under the clothes became hot.

Such a scene seemed to have happened before, he remembered, it was the end of a party in high school, and he secretly followed Jiang Zhou out.

It was already late, and Jiang Zhou still went to the bus stop to wait for the bus, so he ran over, took out some money from his pocket, stuffed it into Jiang Zhou's pocket, and asked him to take a taxi.

He remembered that Jiang Zhou was very angry, threw away the money without any face, and got on the bus without looking back.At that time, Chen Ju felt very wronged, and didn't understand why Jiang Zhou was so angry because he was kind enough to consider Jiang Zhou.

Now, looking at the back of Jiang Zhou's departure, Chen Ju slowly stretched out his hand and put it on his pocket, as if his heart was tightly held in his hand.

It turned out to be like this, no wonder Jiang Zhou hated him, and if it was him, he would also hate his former self.

"Who? It's so late." Li Qing yawned, grabbed her hair, opened the door, and woke up instantly when she saw someone standing outside, "Chen Ju! It's cold outside, come in!"

Li Qing pulled Chen Ju into the room, looked him up and down, couldn't hold back, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Can I stay with you for a few days? When I find a house, I will move out immediately." Chen Ju clenched the strap of her schoolbag tightly, her exposed fingers turned red from the cold.

Li Qing stared at the embarrassed man in front of him, and after a few seconds, sighed, patted Chen Ju on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to be so polite, we've known each other for so long, you can stay as long as you want!"

"Thank you." Chen Ju said gratefully.

"Thank you? What's the relationship between us?" Li Qing took Chen Ju's luggage, almost lost his grip because it was too heavy, and said in surprise, "Damn, how did you carry it so heavy?"

Chen Ju smiled and said, "It's okay, it's not too heavy."

Li Qing looked at Chen Ju's thin shoulders, with distress in his eyes, and sighed, "Haven't you eaten tonight? Brother, I'll cook you tomato and egg noodles."

"Don't bother, I ate..."

"Crispy noodles?" Li Qing said without a word, he patted Chen Ju's back, and said, "Don't be polite with me, just sit down obediently."

Chen Ju clenched the hem of her clothes, lowered her head, eyes filled with enthusiasm, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

acting

After eating the hot noodles, Chen Ju slept on the sofa for less than two hours before being woken up by the alarm clock.

In order not to wake Li Qing up, he groped in the dark, changed his clothes on tiptoe, closed the door, and walked into the cold and windy night.

Fortunately, Li Qing lived close to the bar, and it took only ten minutes to walk there. Otherwise, it was so late and there was no bus, so he really didn't know how to get there.

It's time to buy a second-hand bicycle, Chen Ju muttered, and breathed into the palm of his hand, rubbing some hot air, and it was blown away by the night wind in a blink of an eye.

After cleaning, it was already past six o'clock in the morning. In another three hours, he had to report to the security room of the shopping mall. Afraid of disturbing Li Qing, he didn't go back to his residence. Instead, he found a wind-shielding corner near the shopping mall and fell asleep against the wall.for a while.

The dream is like a mountain surrounded by a thick fog, everything is so vague and unreal.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic and noisy sound. Among them, someone was crying, it was a woman, and the shrill cry pierced into the eardrum.

"Please, don't hurt my child..."

"Little Orange, run away! Go!"

"...Little Orange, mom is sorry for you, mom took you out of here together, we won't feel pain anymore..."

"Mom...Mom...don't..." Chen Ju frowned in pain, whispered, and finally woke up from the dream.

He opened his eyes blankly and looked around blankly, half of his consciousness was in reality, and half of his consciousness was still in his dream. The woman's face covered with tears formed a projection and printed on the retina, as if a dream was reflected in reality.

Chen Ju stretched out her hand, and the phantom of the woman disappeared like a punctured balloon.

Staring at the gray sky for a long time, Chen Ju lowered her eyes, wrapped her padded jacket tightly around her body, and buried the lower half of her face in the neckline.

"so cold."

Chen Ju stood up and walked slowly towards the mall.

The job of the security guard is very easy. They go to the mall to patrol the mall every hour, and sit in the monitoring room for the rest of the time to monitor the situation outside.

One thing that made Chen Ju very happy was that lunch was included here. A bento box contained two vegetables and one meat, and the rice could be refilled. Chen Ju ate two large bowls of rice in one go, and her stomach was bulging.

Uncle Wu with a square face and big belly joked: "I thought it was a little chicken, but I didn't expect to eat more than us!"

"Young people, you need to eat more to grow your body!" Uncle Liu said with a smile.

Compared with the indifferent atmosphere in the bar, Chen Ju prefers the smiling uncles in the security room, so when he comes back to this day shift after the night shift, he doesn't feel tired, on the contrary, he feels warm in his heart.

In front of the hotel, a black car was parked on the side of the road, the window was open, a handsome man was leaning on the driver's seat, his slender fingers held a cigarette butt outside the window, gently shaking off the ash, and then lifted it up,Pass the cigarette tail to his lips, and a moment later, a cloud of white mist rises from his lips.

The man's eyes stopped on the rearview mirror. In the clean and shiny mirror, a man in a white padded jacket ran towards this direction.

After taking his last puff of cigarette, he stubbed out the cigarette butt and pressed it in the ashtray, and looked out the window.

Chen Ju leaned on his knees and gasped for breath. Clouds of white mist came out of his mouth, covering the lenses on the bridge of his nose with white, and was soon evaporated by the cold air.

Seeing Jiang Zhou, Chen Ju quickly took off his glasses and put them in the glasses lining in his pocket.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, because the car is late, it's late." Chen Ju said embarrassedly.

Jiang Zhou was sitting in the car, half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and he couldn't see his expression clearly. Chen Ju's heart rose to his throat. Jiang Zhou had always had a strong sense of time. He must be very angry if he was late for more than half an hour like this.

Chen Ju gritted her teeth, stretched out her palm to the window, and said bravely, "Why don't you hit me."

Jiang Zhou's expression finally changed. He turned his head and looked from Chen Ju's face to his palm.

Just when Chen Ju thought that Jiang Zhou was really going to attack, Jiang Zhou looked away and said coldly: "After all these years, you are still so childish."

Chen Ju's cheeks were hot, and he silently withdrew his hand, and if he didn't hit him, he wouldn't hit him. There's no need to say that, it's not because he was angry.

If you are so naive, why did you hit his palm before?And it hurts every time.

Following Jiang Zhou into the hotel, Chen Ju couldn't help but look around. This was the first time he had been in such a high-end hotel. There was a uniformed attendant standing at the door. He saw Jiang Zhou bowing down respectfully and opening the door with aTwo-person high gate.

As the door opened, a luxurious and luxurious scene came into view. Men and women in suits and gifts were holding champagne, standing together in twos and threes, talking with smiles on their faces.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone looked over at the same time. Chen Ju was still in a daze, his hand was pulled, and a force pulled him aside.

"Hold me." Jiang Zhou's low voice sounded, and Chen Ju woke up with a start. He quickly took Jiang Zhou's arm, lowered his head, and walked beside Jiang Zhou.

"Master Jiang, long time no see."

A lot of people greeted them and approached Jiang Zhou warmly. Jiang Zhou greeted these people with a smile, showing no sign of indifference outside the door.

"Is this young master Jiang's friend? It's the first time I've seen you." A man with triangular eyes brought the topic to Chen Ju, his eyes sizing up.

Suddenly all eyes fell on Chen Ju, Chen Ju became nervous, not knowing what expression to make, straightened his back, and tightly clutched Jiang Zhou's sleeve.

"Well," Jiang Zhou put the other hand on the back of Chen Ju's hand, patted it lightly, lowered his eyes, and a gentle smile flashed in his eyes, "A very good friend."

Seeing Jiang Zhou's expression and behavior, everyone probably guessed what this "friend" meant, and it was obvious that it was not a big deal to have a same-sex lover in this circle, everyone was used to it.

It's just that Jiang Zhou would actually bring a same-sex lover to such a formal occasion, making people wonder what he really wanted to do.

The strange eyes fell on his body, like boulders one after another, pressing on his chest, Chen Ju felt that he was about to be out of breath, and the familiar suffocation came again, like a cold poisonous snake, spitting out the letter from the bottom of his heartCrawled out from the depths, entangled his body bit by bit, tightening tighter and tighter.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Jiang Zhou put his arms around Chen Ju's waist and asked in a low voice next to his ear.

Chen Ju woke up. He is now cooperating with Jiang Zhou in acting, so he must cheer up and stop messing up.

"It's okay." Chen Ju raised his head and smiled reluctantly. His fair face was pale without a trace of blood. He secretly tightened his hands, nails digging into his palms, and the tingling pain made his brain clearer.

Jiang Zhou stared at Chen Ju for a few seconds, raised the corners of his lips, reached out to rub Chen Ju's hair, and said to those in front of him: "I'm sorry, he's not feeling well, I'll take him to rest first, you guys continue."

Toothache I don't care about you

Chen Ju was pulled away from the crowd by Jiang Zhou, and the uncomfortable feeling of suffocation in his chest disappeared, and at the same time, a strong anxiety surged up.

He screwed up again.

What if the banquet is over and Jiang Zhou is very dissatisfied with him and wants to end the contract?

Although Jiang Zhou approached him for this cooperation, he is the one who cannot lose the cooperation.If the contract ended, it would be impossible for him to pay for his mother's hospitalization expenses in six months.

"Chen Ju?"

The shoulder was grabbed, and the pain woke Chen Ju from his panicked thoughts. He raised his head and met Jiang Zhou's dark eyes.

Jiang Zhou frowned slightly, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "What are you thinking? I didn't hear you when I called you several times."

"I didn't think about anything!" Chen Ju said immediately.

Jiang Zhou stared at Chen Ju, and grabbed his arm with his big hand without any intention of letting go: "Chen Ju, do you know that you look like a liar?"

From before to now, Jiang Zhou could tell at a glance that he was lying.

Chen Ju clenched the hem of his clothes tightly, looked around in a panic, then pointed to the dessert table not far away, and said, "I'm hungry, I was just now, and I wanted to ask you if I could have something to eat."

As if to prove the credibility of Chen Ju's words, just as he finished speaking, his stomach made a series of grunts.

Chen Ju's face turned red immediately, and she quickly covered her stomach with her hands. After eating two big bowls of rice at noon, why is she still so hungry?

There was a chuckle above his head, and Jiang Zhou smiled. Although he wanted Jiang Zhou to smile at himself, it was not such a mockery.

Chen Ju felt hot behind his ears, and his heart seemed to be held in the palm of an invisible hand. He lowered his head and whispered: "I don't want to eat."

His hand was pulled up, Jiang Zhou's hand was much bigger, and he wrapped his hand easily. Jiang Zhou ignored what Chen Ju said, but pulled him to a nearby table with sushi and other Japanese ingredients.

"Eat this when you're hungry, I don't want to hear you say you have a toothache later." Jiang Zhou said coldly.

Chen Ju looked at the table next to the dessert. He hadn't eaten dessert for a long, long time, and the decayed tooth hadn't hurt for a long time either.

He silently swallowed his saliva, looked back, there were several pieces of sushi on the plate in front of him, he raised his head, Jiang Zhou stood aside, holding tweezers in his hand, frowning, he picked up another piece of sushi and put it on the plate.

"Pinch it if it's not enough." Jiang Zhou put down the tweezers and said.

"Oh, thank you." Chen Ju picked up the plate and stuffed a piece of sushi into his mouth. Someone came to chat with Jiang Zhou while he was eating, and Chen Ju quickly swallowed the sushi that he hadn't chewed a few times.

Because it was too fast, he choked, and he quickly patted his chest with his hands several times before swallowing the sushi.

Fortunately, almost embarrassed, Chen Ju heaved a sigh of relief, and just raised his head, a glass of water came into view.

"Eat slowly." The words were addressed to him, but Jiang Zhou's eyes did not fall on his face.

Chen Ju took the water glass and whispered a thank you.

"Long time no see, Jiang Zhou," the speaker was a young and handsome man, about the same height as Jiang Zhou. The man noticed Chen Ju standing next to Jiang Zhou at a glance, and said with surprise, "Where did you find this?"The kid here? He looks so cute."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards Chen Ju. Chen Ju didn't know what the man wanted to do, so he froze and stood there motionless.

The next second, the man's hand was blocked, and Jiang Zhou stood in front of Chen Ju, frowning slightly, and looked at the man displeased.

"Song Qingtan." Jiang Zhou called out the man's name warningly, his eyes were cold.

Song Qingtan, who was called by name, didn't panic in the slightest. Instead, he shrugged and smiled, and said with a grin, "Jiang Zhou, are you serious this time? You can't even touch him."

"Today is your game, don't you want me to lose face?" Jiang Zhou said with curved lips.

"Okay, Young Master Zhou," Song Qingtan said with a smile, and put his arms around Jiang Zhou's shoulders. The two brothers said kindly, "No wonder I haven't been able to ask you out these few days. It turns out that I have a new love~"

Jiang Zhou's eyes turned cold, and he reached out to grab the paw hanging on his shoulder. The next second, he heard Song Qingtan begging for mercy.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Master Zhou, let the younger one go!"

Jiang Zhou didn't want to attract too much attention, so he let go of his hand. Song Qingtan changed his face as soon as he was rescued, hid behind Chen Ju, and said, "Child, look at your boyfriend's real face, leave him quickly!"

Chen Ju knew that the man had misunderstood her, but she still felt very happy when she heard the word boyfriend. She blushed in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "My name is Chen Ju. I'm not a child. I'm 23 this year."

"23?" Song Qingtan looked surprised, leaned in front of Chen Ju for a closer look, and said, "I really can't tell, I thought you were a high school student at most, but a cute kid like you deserves Jiang Zhou's big age."Ice Cube is really a pity, will you consider me, brother?"

It was the first time Chen Ju encountered this situation, and she didn't know how to react, so she froze and looked at Jiang Zhou for help.

After Song Qingtan finished speaking, he smiled brightly, and stretched out his paws to rest on Chen Ju's shoulders. The next moment, Jiang Zhou at the side reached out and grabbed Chen Ju's arm, and pulled him to his side involuntarily.

Feeling Jiang Zhou's body temperature, Chen Ju's tense nerves relaxed, subconsciously grabbed Jiang Zhou's clothes, and hid behind him.

"You talked a lot tonight." Jiang Zhou looked at Song Qingtan with a cold light in his eyes, and raised the corners of his lips, "It seems that you can handle the contract discussed yesterday by yourself."

"Oh, Master Zhou, I'm just joking with you, I'm not poor anymore, really!" Song Qingtan coughed twice with his fists clenched, his face regained a serious expression, then bowed to Chen Ju with a bow, and said loudly, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry just now!"

sister in law?!

Chen Ju's face turned red into a tomato in an instant, and the end of his eyes was filled with heat. He gripped Jiang Zhou's clothes tightly, and hid himself behind him. His forehead rested on Jiang Zhou's back, covering his entire face.stand up.

"Shut up, you." Jiang Zhou couldn't take it anymore, and kicked Song Qingtan's calf.

Song Qingtan had a thick skin and was not angry. He smiled and said, "By the way, when it comes to the contract, I do have something to talk to you about."

Jiang Zhou glanced at the clenched hem of his clothes, and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Just for a while, less than twenty minutes at most." Song Qingtan said, "Don't worry, the kid didn't dare to touch him in my place."

Jiang Zhou paused for a few seconds, turned his head, looked at Chen Ju who was standing behind him, and said, "I'll leave for a while, you wait here for me, don't run around."

"Yeah." Chen Ju let go of his hand reluctantly, he didn't like to be alone in crowded places.

"Eat some sushi when you're hungry." Jiang Zhou said again.

Chen Ju nodded, clenched his palms tightly, raised his head, smiled, and said, "I, I'm fine, you go and get busy."

"En." Jiang Zhou stared at Chen Ju for another look before turning around and leaving with Song Qingtan.

A rival appears?

Walking to the balcony, Song Qingtan was taking out a cigarette case, and when he looked up, he saw Jiang Zhou leaning against the railing, looking into the party.

He followed Jiang Zhou's line of sight, and sure enough, he saw the thin and small Chen Ju.

"Jiang Zhou, I'm not mistaken, are you serious?" Song Qingtan looked shocked, "Then what about the eldest lady of the Liu family? You won't just give up in chaos, will you?"

Jiang Zhou looked away, looked casually at the potted plants next to the pillar, and said, "It's just a transaction."

"Haha, I knew it," Song Qingtan said with an expression he had expected a long time ago, "Is it to block your old man? But who is not good to choose, why choose a man?"

"You care a little too much." Jiang Zhou raised his eyes, and the dim light was reflected in the bottom of his eyes, which seemed to be sparkling.

"Okay, let's not talk about it," Song Qingtan sneered, and brought the topic back on track, "There was a part of the contract that needed to be revised the day before yesterday, and something happened temporarily."

After Chen Ju finished eating the sushi that Jiang Zhou had made, he looked around, and his gaze stayed on the dessert table beside him.

Jiang Zhou won't be back for a while, so he should have time to eat a small cake.

However, it's okay to be discovered, he just ate a cake, and he didn't do anything bad.

That being said, on the way to move the dessert table, Chen Ju looked left and right as if he was going to do something bad, and tiptoed over.

As soon as she picked up a small cake, she was suddenly patted on the shoulder. Chen Ju was startled, she couldn't hold it firmly, and the cake fell on the clothes, leaving a pink trace on the white down jacket.

Unfortunately, this suit was newly bought by Jiang Zhou, and he found that he had soiled his clothes by stealing desserts... and he hadn't even eaten a bite.

"Are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Seeing Chen Ju's expression of crying, Song Yuan hastily apologized, "How much is your clothes? I'll pay you, don't cry."

Chen Ju turned her head, looked at the man next to her with red eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't cry."

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry," Song Yuan apologized sincerely, "I just saw you chatting with my brother and the others, and I just wanted to get to know you."

Chen Ju didn't listen to what the man was saying. He stared at the large piece of pink cream on his clothes, looked up at the man, and asked, "Do you know where the bathroom is? I'm going to wipe my clothes."

"Give me this dress, and I'll ask someone to buy you another one as an apology." Song Yuan said.

Chen Ju shook her head: "You don't need to pay, just wipe it clean."

"That's no good, I'm not someone who takes advantage of others... hey, where are you going?" Song Yuan hurriedly followed Chen Ju.

Chen Ju didn't look back, she pursed her lips and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

He had to wipe his clothes clean before Jiang Zhou came back.

"Okay, I'll take you there, your direction is the opposite." Song Yuan compromised.

Song Yuan took Chen Ju to the bathroom, leaned against the door and watched the man lying on the sink, scrubbing his clothes with a wet tissue, with a serious expression on his face, and a sense of familiarity in his heart.

"Have we met before?" Song Yuan walked over and stared at Chen Ju's face, then suddenly grabbed his shoulder, brushed his bangs away, and his eyes lit up, "Chen Ju! Let me just say, I'mSong Yuan, don’t you know me?”

Chen Ju stared at the man in front of him for a while, and finally a few vague memories emerged in his head.

"Song, Yuan?" He remembered that Song Yuan was half a head shorter than him in the past, but now he is a little taller than him.

"It's me! Back then I asked you to be your boss, and I was your younger brother for a while. I miss that time very much now, and there are fun things every day!" Song Yuan said excitedly, his round eyes sparklingWith a look of surprise, "Can I still call you the boss?"

Chen Ju's cheeks turned red, and he immediately covered Song Yuan's mouth with his hands, and said shamefully, "No, don't call me that."

The man's hands were tainted with the sweet fragrance of the cake and the coldness of the water, so sweet, Song Yuan was stunned for a moment, and an imperceptible blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Okay, don't call it that." Song Yuan said with a smile.

After Chen Ju let go, he didn't feel embarrassed to meet Song Yuan's eyes, and felt very annoyed. Why did he form a clique and become a gang leader before, all because he watched too many young and Dangerous movies at that time.

"I haven't seen you since I graduated from high school. What have you been doing these past few years?" Song Yuan asked curiously, "You've even got involved with Brother Zhou."

Song Yuan didn't know about Chen Ju's pursuit of Jiang Zhou. He only knew that Chen Ju couldn't find anyone for a while, and ran home as soon as school was over.

"No, I didn't do anything." Chen Ju didn't want to talk about this topic, so she walked to the paper tube, took out a few dry paper towels, and blotted the water stains, making it less obvious.

"Brother Chen~ Can you call me this if you don't call him boss?" Song Yuan walked to Chen Ju and said with a smile, deliberately bumped Chen Ju's shoulder with his arm, and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, why is Brother Chen so small?"ah?"

Chen Ju was a little angry and stood aside. He didn't like others saying that he was short.

"You are too tall." He whispered.

"It should be that Brother Chen is too thin, and he didn't grow taller because he didn't keep up with his nutrition. Let's go, I'll treat Brother Chen to something delicious!" Song Yuan took Chen Ju's arm.

Chen Ju's body tensed up, trying to push Song Yuan away, but Song Yuan's strength was so great that he couldn't break free at all.

"No, I, I'm going back." Chen Ju pursed his lips and said, if he didn't go back, Jiang Zhou would be angry if he didn't see him when he came back.

"Okay, then let's continue to eat small cakes~" Song Yuan changed his mind as soon as he wanted to, and before Chen Ju could speak, he happily walked into the banquet with his arm on his arm.

Chen Ju was completely dragged forward, but he thought he could go back quickly, so he didn't say anything. On the way, he caught a glimpse of the reflection of the two of them in the aluminum mirror on the side wall, and he somehow felt like a girl holding handsThe illusion of shopping.

Seeing that Jiang Zhou hadn't come back, Chen Ju breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the air conditioner here was fully turned on, and the water stains on the clothes should soon disappear.

"Brother Chen, ah~" When Chen Ju turned his head, he saw a piece of cake pressed against his lips. Song Yuan stared at him with a bright smile, and said enthusiastically, "This cake is very delicious!"

Chen Ju wanted to refuse, but meeting Song Yuan's sparkling eyes, he couldn't get the words out of his mouth.

"Just take a bite~" Song Yuan looked at Chen Ju eagerly.

There were people all around, and someone had already noticed this side. The back of Chen Ju's ear was hot, so she stepped forward bravely, opened her mouth, and took a small bite of the cake.

The sweetness of the cream spread on the tip of the tongue, all the worries and embarrassments just now disappeared, Chen Ju narrowed his eyes contentedly, it was really delicious, he hadn't eaten such a delicious cake for a long time.

Song Yuan stared at Chen Ju's face, the smile on his face gradually faded, he stretched out his hand: "Brother Chen, your mouth is covered with cream."

"Ah, where is it?" Chen Ju came back to his senses, and just about to wipe his mouth, he suddenly felt the back of his collar tighten, and then there was a tightening feeling in his neck, and he was pulled back by a force.

jealous

"Brother Zhou! Have you finished chatting with my brother?" Song Yuan greeted Jiang Zhou who suddenly appeared with a smile.

Hearing Jiang Zhou's name, Chen Ju's heart skipped a beat. He raised his head and met a pair of dark eyes. Jiang Zhou stood behind him with no expression on his face. He let go of his collar and grabbed Chen Ju's neck.Shoulder, bent slightly, stretched out his hand to wipe off the cream from the corner of Chen Ju's mouth, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you say you don't want to eat cake? I don't care if you have a toothache."

A deep voice came from the top of his head, with a hint of hoarseness. Chen Ju's ears were so red that they could bleed instantly, and he stared blankly at the handsome face in front of him.

So handsome, there are only these three words left in Chen Ju's empty mind.

Song Yuan didn't care about being directly ignored, and hurried forward, apologizing: "Ah, Brother Chen has bad teeth? I'm really sorry, I don't know, Brother Chen, if you have a toothache, come to me, and I will contact you the bestdentisit!"

Chen Ju came back to his senses, realized that Jiang Zhou was wiping his mouth just now, and suddenly felt ashamed, how could he eat the cake to his mouth, and let Jiang Zhou wipe his mouth for him.

He hurriedly lowered his head, quickly wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and stammered: "No, no, my teeth are fine and don't hurt."

Song Yuan still wanted to speak, but saw Jiang Zhou holding Chen Ju's hand, with his body slightly on one side, blocking between the two of them, his tall body completely covering Chen Ju.

"It's almost time, I'll take you back." Jiang Zhou said with curved lips, as if Song Yuan didn't exist.

"Oh, good!" Chen Ju nodded emphatically, blushing, not daring to look Jiang Zhou in the eye.

Only then did Song Yuan feel a little more self-aware. He looked at the two of them with a little more scrutiny in his eyes, then raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, Brother Chen, be careful on the road, see you next time~"

"Well, come on, next time..." Chen Ju was dragged away by Jiang Zhou before he finished speaking.

Jiang Zhou walked very fast, and Chen Ju had to trot to keep up.

"Jiang, Jiang Zhou, slow down, it's too fast..." Chen Ju panted slightly and said.

Jiang Zhou didn't seem to hear him, but he was still walking very fast. Chen Ju's stomach was churning. Because he was hungry, he ate too fast just now, and his stomach felt very uncomfortable.

"Jiang Zhou, stop for a second," Chen Ju barely reached Jiang Zhou and grabbed the sleeve of his hand, raising his voice slightly, "I'm walking too fast, my stomach hurts."

This time Jiang Zhou stopped, Chen Ju stood still, panting slightly, rubbing his stomach with one hand, showing a cute smile, and said: "I'm sorry, rest, just a little while, it will be fine."

Jiang Zhou stared at Chen Ju with squinted eyes, and asked for a while, "What's his relationship with you?"

"Just high school, classmate." Chen Ju was embarrassed to talk about the past. At that time, Jiang Zhou didn't like the way he formed a clique. He emphasized again, "Ordinary classmate."

"Ordinary classmate?" Jiang Zhou frowned, as if he was about to say something, but finally held back and didn't continue, just let out a cold snort from his nasal cavity, "Chen Ju, let me tell you in advance, don't talk to me during the contract period."Something else would embarrass both of us.”

The smile on Chen Ju's face froze, and he subsided bit by bit. His joyful mood just now fell to the bottom. He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Oh, I see."

Jiang Zhou stared at Chen Ju, and was about to speak when the phone in his pocket rang. He looked away and picked up the phone.

Three words were displayed on the screen: Liu Shengyue, he paused for a few seconds with downcast eyes, and pressed to answer.

"Jiang Zhou, come and pick me up!" Liu Shengyue's voice on the phone was drunk, "If you don't come pick me up, you will be miserable, I want to announce your secret to the world!"

Jiang Zhou frowned, and said in a low voice: "I'm very busy now, I'll call Jing Que to pick you up."

"No! I want you to pick it up. If you don't come, I'll tell everyone what you are most afraid of..." Before Liu Shengyue finished speaking, Jiang Zhou's cold and emotionless voice interrupted him.

"address."

"Haha, Bar Zero, waiting for you~"

Jiang Zhou hung up the phone, raised his eyes and met Chen Ju's eyes. The man's eyes were round and black and bright, with pupils occupying almost half of the eye sockets, clean and bright like a newborn deer.

"Go and do your work, I can go back by myself." Chen Ju said quickly, he just heard that the call was from Jiang Zhou's girlfriend, at this moment, he should leave wisely.

Chen Ju showed a cute smile, waved to Jiang Zhou, and said, "I'll go first, next time, see you next time."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ju turned around and walked towards the door. After only two steps, Jiang Zhou walked to his side and grabbed his wrist involuntarily.

"I can go back by myself." Chen Ju said quickly, trying to pull back his wrist, but it was useless, Jiang Zhou held it tightly.

When he arrived at the parking lot, Jiang Zhou opened the co-pilot's door and said coldly, "Go in."

Chen Ju wanted to say something, but just opened his mouth when he met Jiang Zhou's cold eyes, was startled, shut his mouth obediently, bent down and got into the car.

The car started to start, and Jiang Zhou kept his face cold all the way, looking ahead expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Chen Ju said weakly: "You are in front, the supermarket will let me down, just go down."

Jiang Zhou didn't speak, as if he didn't hear. Chen Ju didn't dare to continue talking, and lowered his head, staring at his fingers.

He didn't sleep well during the day, but now he calmed down, and the drowsiness swept over him like a tide. Chen Ju's head was bit by bit, and he couldn't hold it any longer, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He didn't know how long he had slept, but he heard a woman's voice in a daze. Chen Ju woke up with a start. When he opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Zhou walking to the back seat with a woman in his arms, opened the car door, and put the woman in.

The woman met at the hotel that day seemed to be called Liu Shengyue.

As if feeling Chen Ju's gaze, Liu Shengyue, who was still drunk just now, suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Chen Ju, blinked twice, and said, "Where is the little brother from, so cute, let my sister kiss me~"

As she said that, she suddenly raised her body and leaned over. Chen Ju just woke up, and she was in a daze. Before she could react, the flesh on her cheek was pinched.

"It's so cute, come on, give me a smile~" Liu Shengyue smiled so proudly.

Chen Ju froze and didn't dare to move. In the next second, a hand reached out, grabbed Liu Shengyue's collar, and pulled him back.

"Don't move around, put on your clothes." Jiang Zhou threw his coat to Liu Shengyue.

Liu Shengyue picked up the coat, smiled and said, "Yo, boyfriend coat? I'm so touched by this treatment~"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Ju's chaotic head suddenly came to his senses. He straightened his back, his fingers were tightly clenched, and his stomach felt a convulsive pain.

There was a buzzing in his ears, Jiang Zhou talked with Liu Shengyue again, Chen Ju didn't listen to a word, he only had one thought in his heart, he wanted to leave here.

did i let you go

With a creak, the car door opened, and Jiang Zhou sat in. He caught a glimpse of Chen Ju with his head down. The dim light cast a small shadow on the man's eyes, and the pinched cheeks were a little red.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Zhou looked away, his voice was cold, "Where do you live, I'll take you back."

"No, no, I live nearby. You can send your girlfriend back." The word girlfriend came out of his mouth so strangely that Chen Ju thought it was someone else talking.

The back of his hand holding the steering wheel was tense, Jiang Zhou turned his head sideways, and there was a cold gleam in his eyes.

Chen Ju clenched the hem of her clothes tightly, raised her head, showed a cute smile, and said, "Then, I'll get out of the car first, so I won't bother you."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ju didn't want to look at Jiang Zhou's face anymore, so he unbuckled his seat belt and opened the car door.

His wrist was suddenly grabbed, Chen Ju's body froze, and he turned his head slowly, with surprise in his eyes.

There was no expression on Jiang Zhou's face, his eyes narrowed dangerously, and he opened his lips and said, "Did I let you go?"

Chen Ju was stunned for a moment, her mouth tightened uncomfortably, and heat welled up in her eyes.

"I want to go down." He tilted his head and said in a low voice.

"No," Jiang Zhou said without doubt, "Don't make me say the same thing a second time."

Jiang Zhou's cold attitude, like a sharp blade, slashed Chen Ju's throat. He felt the cold wind blowing through his throat, and it hurt so badly that he couldn't say a word.

"Chen Ju!" Suddenly a voice came from outside, breaking the stiff atmosphere in the car, Li Qing ran all the way from the bar door, stopped outside the car door, and said, "It's really you, where did you go today?You don't have a mobile phone, and I have been unable to contact you."

As he spoke, he noticed Jiang Zhou next to him, and asked hesitantly, "Is this your friend?"

Chen Ju nodded, at this moment Jiang Zhou let go of his hand, he hurriedly got out of the car and stood next to Li Qing.

"I'm here, thank you. Be careful on the road." Chen Ju pursed her lips and smiled, not daring to look Jiang Zhou in the eye.

Li Qing embraced Chen Ju's shoulders, nodded towards Jiang Zhou, and said, "Thank you handsome guy, let's go first."

The man sitting in the car had a stern face. I don't know if it was Li Qing's illusion, but he always felt that there was a hint of hostility in the man's eyes looking at him.

After walking far away, Li Qing stopped and said with a serious face: "Chen Ju, that person just now was really your friend?"

Li Qing's suspicious gaze made Chen Ju feel guilty. He lowered his head, stared at his shoes, and said in a barely audible voice: "Yes, yes, we are classmates in high school, and his name is Jiang Zhou."

"Listen to my brother, that person doesn't seem to be on the same side as us, you'd better stay away." Li Qingyu said earnestly. He and Chen Ju have worked together for almost two years, and he knows that he has a pure heart and never hurts others.Thinking, I can only remind him clearly.

Chen Ju clenched the hem of her clothes, smiled, and said, "Well, I see."

Li Qing stared at Chen Ju's smirking face and didn't know whether he understood or not, so he sighed and said, "It's fine if you know, go back first, you didn't come back today, I thought something was wrong with you."

Chen Ju looked at his watch. It was past nine o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before the time for work.

"I, I won't go back. Come on, it's almost time to go to work." The bar is nearby, and now I can take a nap in the past.

"Okay." Li Qing took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, "The chef gave it to me today. I don't like sweet ones. I'll give you some."

"Thank you." Chen Ju took the chocolate with both hands, with a satisfied smile on her face.

He hasn't eaten chocolate for a long time.

In the next few days, Jiang Zhou didn't contact Chen Ju again, and Chen Ju was also busy with part-time work. After the shift in the bar, he went to the shopping mall to be on duty. The four or five consecutive shifts allowed Chen Ju to practice the ability to fall asleep anywhere..

Almost passing the station again, Chen Ju got off the bus in a hurry. There were a lot of rental information posted on the bulletin board next to the platform. Chen Ju walked over and stood under the bulletin board for a long time.

In the torn paper, Chen Ju saw a rental information: basement partition room, three hundred a month, if interested, please contact xxxxxxx.

This is the cheapest price he has seen so far. Chen Ju took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"Don't look at the small house, the location is good~" The aunt who spoke was wearing a red padded jacket, as if she was wrapped in a quilt, she opened the small window in the room, and a burst of dust fell in, "Ahem, look, the opposite is the commercial street, didn't you say you work in a bar? It's nearby, very close!"

The dark and narrow room was no better than the utility room where he lived before, but when he thought that this small place belonged to him alone, Chen Ju felt a faint joy in his heart.

"When will you move in? If you think it's okay, we'll sign the contract now." The aunt said as she unzipped the satchel, took out a piece of paper and a pen, and patted them on the table.

"Tomorrow." He had to go back to say hello to Li Qing today. Chen Ju picked up the pen, bent over, and lay down on the small table, carefully signing his name on the contract.

After paying the money, the aunt left here with her snakeskin bag twisted around the waist of the bucket, leaving Chen Ju sitting quietly on the iron bed alone.

Chen Ju had an unreal feeling that he had his own residence, although it was small and dilapidated, but no one else could come in this place, and it belonged completely to him.

At this time, his tired body also became energetic. Chen Ju stood up and opened his sleeves. He wanted to clean the place, and he would be able to live immediately when he came here tomorrow.

Back at Li Qing's residence, Chen Ju couldn't wait to tell him that he had rented a house.

"So fast?" Li Qing was surprised, and put the bowl of rice in front of Chen Ju, "How much is it? Where is it? Have you gone to see it? Are you really not cheated?"

Chen Ju didn't know which question to answer for a while, she pursed her lips and showed a cute smile, and said: "No one is lying to me, the house is not big, but I can live alone enough, next time, I will take you there to have a look."

Li Qing couldn't do anything about Chen Ju's smiling face, and sighed: "Okay, you eat first, sleep after eating, and have to go to work later."

"En." Chen Ju nodded, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and started to eat seriously. Because he was in a good mood, he ate two large bowls in one go today.

Li Qing didn't let Chen Ju wash the dishes, and drove him to sleep on the sofa. Chen Ju looked soft and easy to handle, but in fact he was very stubborn. Li Qing told him to go to the bedroom to sleep many times, but he still wanted toSleep on the couch.

After washing the dishes, Li Qing walked out of the kitchen, and suddenly heard a strange cell phone ringing from the chair next to him. He walked over, and the sound came from Chen Ju's padded jacket pocket.

When did Chen Ju have a mobile phone?Li Qing was a little puzzled. He picked up his mobile phone and was about to call Chen Ju to get up, but when he saw the tired-looking man on the sofa, he paused and walked into the kitchen with his mobile phone.

He fell asleep

"Hi, hello, are you looking for Chen Ju? Sorry, it's not convenient for him to answer the phone right now, can you call me later?"

A strange man's voice sounded from the phone's microphone, Jiang Zhou's expression turned cold, and he said, "Let Chen Ju answer the phone."

"He's very tired and fell asleep. I'll ask him to call you back later." Li Qing frowned and looked at the notes. Jiang Zhou, isn't this the man who was sitting in the car that night?

sleep?Jiang Zhou's face became more and more gloomy, and he asked, "He lives with you?"

The man's cold tone made Li Qing feel very uncomfortable, he hummed and said: "Yes, he has been