When he received Duan Shutong's call, Xi Duan was about to leave work.
"Still working?" Duan Shutong leaned on the sofa and watched TV, feeling very comfortable.
"Just got off work, what's the matter?" Xi Duan's metal-like cold voice made the dry summer night a little bit cooler.
Duan Shutong lowered his eyes and played with the remote control, "I have something to ask you, are you free? If you are free, why don't you come to my place, I heard Brother Cen said that you didn't have dinner, and I happened to make some supper."
Although the two don't communicate much on weekdays, they can be regarded as ordinary friends.
The people around Xi Duan either respected him or feared him, and they were not too familiar with those of the same generation. I had never met someone as invisible as Duan Shutong.
He was silent, hunger and sensibility finally prevailed, "Okay, fifteen minutes."
Say fifteen minutes, fifteen minutes.
As soon as Duan Shutong's noodles were cooked, the light from the car flashed across the window, blinding people's eyes.
He walked over to open the door. The man outside the door had a straight shirt, and his handsome face looked a bit tired against the warm lighting in the living room.
"It's not suitable for meat at night," Duan Shutong welcomed him into the door, "I just ordered some noodles and just ate it."
Xi Duan put on his slippers and looked at him seriously, "Don't let it go."
The polite words were answered seriously, which made people feel inexplicably happy. Duan Shutong laughed all of a sudden, turned around and ran to the kitchen, and put the noodles on the table.
There is a poached egg lying on it, the diced tomatoes are bright red, garnished with shallots, the color is vivid and attractive.
Xi Duan has suffered from hardships before. He is not picky about food, but his heart is still moved when he sees delicious food.
Since the death of my elder brother and parents, it is a luxury to be able to eat such a bowl of noodles.
It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that this friendship is rare.
One of them buried his head in eating noodles, and the other watched TV with his chin resting on his shoulders. Neither of them spoke, but they didn't appear embarrassed, and there was a sense of tranquility.
Xi Duan didn't speak until he finished eating: "What happened?"
He picked up the bowl as if he was going to wash it in the kitchen, but Duan Shutong immediately stopped him: "Leave it alone, I'll come."
Xi Duan rolled up his sleeves, "I've washed it. Tell me about you."
Duan Shutong didn't stop him anymore, standing behind him on the left side, his eyes fell aimlessly on his thin forearm, and cut to the point: "Li Xiao has come to pester Pei Ruowei several times, what do you think should be done?"
He never thought about whether Xi Duan knew that Pei Ruowei had come to Shanquan County. After all, in the original book, Xi Duan knew Pei Ruowei's movements like the palm of his hand, so there was no need to think about this question.
Unexpectedly, Xi Duan was stunned for a moment, turned off the tap, turned around and asked, "Pei Ruowei? Is she here?"
Now it was Duan Shutong's turn to be confused.
Didn't it mean that the third male was extremely affectionate? Li Xiao knew he had come to chase Pei Ruowei back, why did Xi Duan have a surprised expression
"you do not know?"
Xi Duan looked at him with lowered eyebrows, eyes like splashed ink, "Should I know?"
The voice was a little deeper than before.
Duan Shutong felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he had to ask tentatively, "Too busy at work?"
The tall figure of Xi Duan turned around, picked up the pot for cooking noodles and continued to brush.
"Li Xiao pesters her, then what?"
Duan Shutong didn't understand what he meant, his mind was a little dazed, a pair of peach blossom eyes moved back and forth with his hands, and even had the wonderful idea of "how can such hands be able to wash the pot".
Seeing him in a daze, Xi Duan felt a little helpless, "Why did you come to me?"
"Oh, I just want to ask you, is there any good solution?"
In the original book, after Duan Shao learned that Pei Ruowei was pregnant, he took her to a secret residence and stayed with her all the time.
Because Pei Ruowei's existence was known by Li Xiao's mother at that time, in order to guarantee the marriage between Li and Lin, Mrs. Li forced Pei Ruowei to leave Li Xiao.
Pei Ruowei had no choice but to feel sad alone.
At a time like this, Duan Shao, as the male supporting role, naturally had to give full play to his value.
Now that he, the male second, chooses to quit, this kind of thing should be done by the male third. Xi Duan can stick to Pei Ruowei's life for the rest of his life, so he shouldn't dislike Pei Ruowei's pregnancy... right
"If you want to avoid being disturbed, it's better to find a safe community." Xi Duan's words interrupted Duan Shutong's imagination.
He didn't know the layout of the kitchen, so Duan Shutong arranged the washed dishes and chopsticks and brought him to the living room.
"A community with good security, I can only think of our place."
This is a rich man's villa area, and it is not easy for outsiders to come in.
Xi Duan slowly wiped the water between his fingers with a paper towel, and said calmly, "Do you want her to live with you?"
Unrelenting, straight to the point.
Duan Shutong is still very sensitive to other people's emotions. Seeing that his mood was a little depressed, the light bulb turned on "_" in his heart, and he quickly explained with a smile: "Of course not, I think it's better to let her go to your place first to avoid the wind?"
Xi Duan must have thought that he would use all means to sneak in and occupy Pei Ruowei's love.
He is not, he does not!
The "jealous" President Xi raised his eyes and stared at him for a few seconds, "Lonely men and widows, it's not suitable."
Duan Shutong: "Aren't there Brothers Cen and Brother Liu?"
Throwing the paper into the trash can, Xi Duan straightened up, condescending, "That's even more inappropriate."
"Are you worried about damaging her reputation?" Duan Shutong didn't want to raise his head, stepped back a few steps, and looked at Xi Duan.
The young man's eyes were completely confused, he didn't have the slightest nostalgia for Pei Ruowei, Xi Duan could see clearly, but it was also because he could see clearly that he was puzzled by the inexplicable emotion in his heart.
"Since you have chosen to give up, why are you still so concerned about her affairs?" Xi Duan felt that this was probably what he was puzzled about.
Duan Shutong defended himself very seriously: "Because she is talented and talented, she has helped me a lot with this new product launch, and I want to hire her."
It's not that he didn't think about avoiding suspicion, but compared with career development, whether to avoid suspicion is not so important.
And he didn't really contact Pei Ruowei every day, most of them chatted about work on WeChat.
If you are open-minded, how can you avoid suspicion
The young man's calm and clear gaze made Xi Duan's inexplicable emotions go away, and his fingers couldn't help bouncing on his pants.
"Actually, there is another way to get the best of both worlds."
Duan Shutong's eyes widened slightly, "What way?"
The seemingly selfless Mr. Xi said solemnly: "You move to my place."
Duan Shutong:? ? ? ah
Once the words are spoken, there is no psychological burden anymore. Xi Duan met the young man's surprised eyes without showing any timidity: "You and I are not suitable to live with her. She moved to you, and you moved to live with me. We will solve everything." question."
It seems... makes sense
Duan Shutong thought for a second, then couldn't help but nodded, "It's a way."
Putting down the rolled up sleeves, Xi Duan showed a smile for the first time, "It's late, I'll go back first. Thank you for the supper, and, after you decide the time to move, let me know."
After saying that, he opened the door and left.
Duan Shutong froze in place, and only realized after a few seconds that the author of the original book was so reckless that he made someone like Xi Duan only the third male.
Her appearance, family background, and ability are all far superior to Li Xiao, but in the end she failed to embrace the female lead.
Once again, I feel sorry for Mr. Xi.
Mr. Xi, who was pitied, returned to his residence. Cen Ning and Liu Zhifei were drinking instant noodle soup, which still tasted like sauerkraut.
When they saw Xi Duan, they all stood up and called out politely.
Xi Duan nodded with a serious face, put on his slippers, walked slowly from the entrance to the stairs, when he reached the stairs, he suddenly turned around and said to Cen Ning, "You move downstairs."
The villa has two floors. Xi Duan used to live on the second floor. Cen Ning was his assistant. Due to work reasons, he lived in the room next to him when he came here. Liu Zhifei slept on the first floor.
Cen Ning made a dazed face, and swallowed the hot and sour soup in his mouth, "Mr. Xi, did I disturb you by my snoring at night?"
It stands to reason that the sound insulation of this house is good.
Xi Duan remained expressionless, "No. A friend is coming to live."
Cen Ning:? When did you have friends? Or the kind you can bring home
He didn't dare to ask, so he could only answer.
Liu Zhifei laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "We will be downstairs as companions from now on."
After thinking about it, Cen Ning thought so, and felt more at ease.
Xi Duan took two steps up, suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked: "I asked you to notify the purchasing department before, and the benefits have already been paid?"
Cen Ning nodded again and again, "I posted it, and everyone is very happy. They secretly say that our company is very humane, and the female employees in other companies are very envious."
He is not exaggerating.
Before Chunhua No. 1 became popular, the purchasing department personnel felt that they could not understand the boss's decision, but after the Internet became popular, the purchasing department personnel deeply respected the boss's foresight.
After receiving the company's welfare notice, those eligible female employees were overjoyed.
Those who don't meet the conditions, although envious and jealous in their hearts, work harder.
After all, the boss gives benefits to female employees with higher working experience, which is also the boss's reward for these female employees.
If they continue to work hard, maybe there will be better benefits in the future.
The male employee didn't care about women's skin care products at first, but when he heard the price was 666, he couldn't help sighing, wishing he could be born as a daughter.
Of course, these are just jokes, after all, 666 is not a lot.
When Chunhua No. 1 was sold out, the female employees of Xi's Group shared this benefit on the Internet, which attracted the envy of many people.
"Xi's treatment is too good!"
"The real person is humane, if only our boss can do the same."
"How about I resign and go to Xi's."
Such remarks can be seen everywhere, although most of them are jokes, but it can be seen how many fans Xi Duan's decision has attracted for Xi's.
Many employees expressed their ashamedness in the group, thinking that they should not complain that Xi is always a robot with no emotions. Can a robot be so caring? !
Absolutely not!
After receiving Cen Ning's answer, Xi Duan was very satisfied, with his face still reserved, he nodded slightly and went upstairs to deal with the work.
But I don't know that the trend of Chunhua No. 1 on the Internet has changed again.
Someone picked up Duan Shutong's previous drunk driving incident, and unceremoniously started to mock: "The director of Chunqiu Tang Tianjiang, who developed new products against the sky in a month, is this really not a scam?"
Netizens' first reaction was: the surname of the giant who developed Chunhua No. 1 is Duan.
The second reaction is: I h! The giant is so handsome!
The third is the reaction: Although drunk driving is not good, Chunhua No. 1 is really good!