It was Thursday in a blink of an eye, and Lu Yin woke up early with a splitting headache. Her hair was not dry last night, and she fell asleep on the sofa. Waking up in the middle of the night with cold hands and feet, the TV was still on and an old movie was playing, Lu Yin turned off the TV, sat on the sofa for a while, got up and went to sleep in another bedroom.
She was a little groggy, and the cold that had just recovered showed signs of getting worse, and she arrived a quarter of an hour later than the appointed time. When she arrived, Chen Rui was leaning against the car and looking at her mobile phone.
She called him apologetically.
Chen Rui turned his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw her, he smiled, put away his phone, and jogged a few steps in her direction.
This entertainment city has just been completed and has not yet officially opened. The outer eaves are neat, and the interior decoration is just halfway through. The hall is installing a ceiling, and a small elevator is placed in the middle.
Chen Rui helped her arm from behind and led her to a safe direction. According to the instructions, they took the elevator to the second floor and were received by the logistics team leader.
Lu Yin set up the computer, which contained sample photos of various tooling, and slowly moved the mouse, and she gave appropriate explanations.
The other party is also a decisive person, pointing out some of the styles of the editions, and suggesting revisions. Lu Yin is used to recording in a notebook, and the items are listed intuitively and clearly. The two parties will make a few samples and try them on within half a month, and then decide whether to make a mass order.
Lu Yin finished the conversation very quickly, and the process went surprisingly smoothly, leaving Chen Rui to talk about long-term cooperation and money issues. She listened to a few words from the sidelines, and her tense nerves relaxed before she felt her temples throbbing. Lu Yin relaxed his shoulders a little, leaned back on the sofa, his head was in a mess.
I don't know how long it took, Chen Rui called her softly, Lu Yin tried her best to keep her eyes clear, and stood up with him.
Chen Rui had already seen that she was not in a good condition. After saying goodbye, he went to pick up the computer in her hand. Lu Yin tightened her hand and did not let go. She looked at him with distance as usual.
Chen Rui sighed silently, still a little bit heavier in his hands, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Actually, you don't need to alienate me deliberately, I already understand what you mean, how can I always chase you with shame?" He rubbed his nose, " Seeing that you look uncomfortable, even ordinary colleagues, it’s okay to carry a computer, right?”
It seemed that she was narrow-minded, Lu Yin was a little embarrassed, and let go of her hand: "Sorry." After thinking about it, she changed her words: "Thank you."
Chen Rui took it and said with a smile, "It's a small matter."
The two walked towards the elevator. The corridor was full of sundries, and the ceiling light was not fully installed. The sunlight only penetrated the narrow door of the room and shone on the wall. One step was extremely dark, and the other was extremely bright.
The elevator at the end was slowly ascending, and when it was approaching the door, there was a "ding".
Chen Rui took her to the side automatically, and there were people coming out in a file. The leader was a big man, wearing a black suit with a cigar in his mouth, his temple hair covered the right eyebrow, and his skin was dark and healthy.
Lu Yin just glanced at it unintentionally, and her heart sank violently. After a moment of apprehension, she dared to raise her head again. This time, her heart fell back to the original place, with a burst of joy and fear.
Just a resemblance, not me.
When everyone was gone, the two got on the elevator.
There was a lot of commotion in the corridor. From a distance, the logistics staff who had received them before were coming out to welcome them.
Chen Rui pressed the down button, and the elevator doors slowly closed. The crowd in front of them stopped suddenly, and the big guy in the lead pushed back the crowd and looked in this direction. The man stood in the dark corridor, with his head tilted slightly, his face was unclear, but the light in his eyes was cold and hard.
There was still a narrow gap left in the elevator, Lu Yin was shaken all over, and couldn't help taking half a step back.
An inexplicable sense of familiarity. It's not just the resemblance, she seemed to have seen him at the bus stop that morning, with only a quick glance outside the car window.
Walking out of the revolving door in the front hall, under the scorching sun, Lu Yin couldn't help but look up. A huge golden plaque had already been erected on the top of the building...
Six big characters: Zhentian Entertainment Club.
Her eyes were dazzled by the sun, her legs were a little weak, she quickly looked away, and she simply didn't go to the factory, and wanted to take the bus home.
Chen Rui stopped her, forced her into the co-pilot, and sent her back.
Chen Rui asked: "You have a severe cold again? Why don't you go to the hospital first?"
"No need," Lu Yin said relaxedly, "It's just that I didn't sleep well last night, just go home and catch up on sleep. Later, you can help me and Lao Du take a leave of absence."
Chen Rui said "hmm": "Why don't you stop by and buy some cold medicine?"
Lu Yin smiled and said, "There are still in the bag."
He glanced at her: "then tell me how to go ahead."
The drive takes about twenty minutes.
Turning around a row of restaurants in front, at the corner, she unbuckled her seat belt: "I'm sorry to trouble you today, just put me on the side of the road."
"Is it the neighborhood in front?"
"… Um."
He turned the steering wheel and approached the iron gate of the community: "Don't move, I will send you in."
"Don't, don't, you don't need to go in, just stop by the side..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Rui honked his horn a few times, and only one gate of the community was opened, and private cars could not pass through. In a dazed moment, he pressed a few more times. Lu Yin bit her lower lip and opened the door on her side: "I'll go in by myself, thank you..."
"Eh!"
Without listening to what he said, Lu Yin turned around in a hurry, and suddenly saw a tall figure appearing in front of the sentry box not far away. The man stood silently, with no intention of opening the door, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were staring at her compellingly. .
Lu Yin's throat was slightly dry. After standing for a moment, she realized that she had done nothing wrong. She straightened her back and walked through the small door next to her.
The short distance was not pleasant at all. The man's eyes seemed to be on her body, and he passed by, but he didn't say a word.
After walking several meters, Lu Yin's mood plummeted.
The person behind shouted hoarsely.
Her heart was beating extremely fast, and she took two steps slowly before turning around.
Lu Qiang said: "Change the pipeline the day after tomorrow, remember to keep someone at home." His voice was cold, and no emotion could be heard.
Lu Yin pursed her lips tightly, met those eyes, and suddenly didn't want to answer him. A puff of anger rose in his chest, and he didn't know what he was angry about.
Respond to him with the same tone: "Is there anything else?"
Lu Qiang paused for ten seconds: "It's gone..."
This answer was meaningless, he didn't finish speaking, she raised her chest and raised her head, her hair curled up beautifully, twisted her waist, and walked away quickly.
He was taken aback for a moment, then cursed in a low voice, his cheeks agitated, he couldn't help clenching his back molars, staring at her two buttocks swinging left and right, maliciously thinking about how to deal with them in the future.
Lu Qiang took out a cigarette from his pocket, wrapped it around the light with his hand, took a few puffs, and looked in the direction just now. Her back had become very small, and was blocked by the bushes in the blink of an eye. He looked away and took a breath towards the sky, only then realized that there was still a private car parked at the door.
The people in the car came out at some point, half leaning against the car door, staring at the yard with lingering eyes, wearing a light gray suit with white cuffs exposed, turning around to see Lu Qiang's not-so-kind eyes, and posing friendly Get down and drive the car away.
Lu Qiang squinted his eyes, watching him turn around, turn, and taillights flashing.
I thought his back was somewhat familiar, but for a while I forgot where I saw him.
…
…
He glanced at the rear of the car,
Peugeot 408, sedan, 1.8L, hundreds of thousands…
***
Lu Qiang was on day shift this week, and got up late the next day. It was already past seven o'clock when he arrived at the guard box. The door was open, and Lao Li was sitting inside listening to the radio. morning."
"Go back."
Lao Li got up: "Smoking in the morning...have you eaten?"
"without."
Lao Li put down his hat: "I'll wait a little longer, why don't you go have a meal?"
"No need," Lu Qiang glanced into the yard, "I'm not hungry."
It wasn't until noon that he left for a while to eat.
In the afternoon, the gas company came to replace the pipes in a few days, and they had to be replaced one after another within this week. He went inside with the workers, and when he came back an hour later, he saw a man standing at the door of the sentry box, wearing a suit and carrying a few bags in his hand, looking into the window eagerly.
Lu Qiang recognized this person and drove her back yesterday.
He stopped not far away: "Who are you looking for?"
Chen Rui turned around, saw him dressed like this, and hurriedly greeted him: "Excuse me, which building does Lu Yin live in?"
He knew why and asked, "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm a colleague from Lu Yin's work unit," he said and stretched out his right hand, "My name is Chen Rui."
With his hands still in his pockets, Lu Qiang lowered his head and glanced at the hands in front of him. They were slender and fair, very different from his.
Chen Rui was a little embarrassed, and just about to take it back, he was held by the other party. The palm was wide, thick and hard, full of strength.
Lu Qiang said: "This is the privacy of the residents, and I can't give it to you."
Chen Ruiwei said: "Please be accommodating. My colleague is sick, and no one answered her calls. I was afraid of accidents, so I rushed here."
Lu Qiang's heart was caught, and he suddenly raised his head: "What's wrong?"
Chen Rui was taken aback: "...I have a cold."
He breathed a sigh of relief and squinted at him: "to what extent?"
"I didn't come to work today, I didn't reply to the text message at noon, and the phone didn't get through just now..." He talked too much, and then asked: "So the address?"
Lu Qiang frowned: "I can't give it."
After he finished speaking bluntly, he was about to go to the 11th gate. The moment he turned around, a familiar figure came in from outside the community, and he was obviously stunned when he saw the two of them.
Lu Yin was wearing a beige windbreaker, which was buttoned directly to the neckline, and her long hair was curled behind her head, slightly loose.
She took a few steps quickly: "Why are you here?"
It was for Chen Rui.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, he said easily, "Why didn't you answer the call?"
Lu Yin glanced at the person standing next to him: "I went out, but I didn't bring it with me."
She held a few boxes of medicine in her hand, and she unnaturally carried them behind her back. Chen Rui stepped forward and said, "How are you feeling? I'll take you to the hospital."
Lu Yin dodged his outstretched hand: "No need, I asked Lao Du for leave today, I was sleeping when you sent the message, and then I forgot to reply... You really don't need to come here, it's too cold, I should gone back."
Chen Rui's hands were stiff, and after looking at her for a while, he felt that she was still in good spirits, so he handed over the bag in his hand: "Here are these for you, remember to take medicine after eating."
Lu Yin didn't answer, he just grabbed her hand, put the bag on, turned around and left.
Lu Yin stretched out her hand, followed two steps forward, and finally watched his car leave helplessly.
I don't know when someone was posted on the back: "Have a cold?"
Lu Yin turned around and said sullenly, "Yes."
"Is there any medicine at home?" The tone was much softer than yesterday.
"have."
"Did you kick the quilt while sleeping?"
"... I guess so."
He fell silent, looking down at her. The two got closer, Lu Yin's head was only up to his chin, Lu Qiang could see her red nose, looking down, she was carrying a heavy bag in her left hand.
He asked, "Who is that person?"
"A colleague."
"I really care about you." Yin and Yang were angry.
Lu Yin said, "Ordinary colleagues."
He said "hoo", "I'm not so lucky to meet such ordinary colleagues."
Lu Yin pursed her lips, looked up at him, her eyes met, as if she hadn't seen him for a long time, this feeling was different from before, a little uneasy, a little cautious. He stuck very close, raised his head, his own shadow was reflected in his black eyes, and he couldn't escape with every move.
During off-duty hours, people passing by came and went. She forgot to avoid suspicion and did not avoid it, but she didn't feel too embarrassed.
Lu Qiang didn't speak, just stared at her eyebrows, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Lu Yin rubbed her nose, took a small step back, and asked casually, "Is there anything else?"
Subtle movements could not escape his eyes, Lu Qiang looked around, frowned suddenly, and waved his hands impatiently: "Go, it's okay, go, go..."
...
The relationship finally eased up, and then fell into a stalemate.
Lu Qiang gritted his teeth, but asked her about her physical condition.
After changing shifts, he ate casually outside and returned home just after seven o'clock. After taking a shower, the room was groggy, the light of the TV flickered on and off, and there was no sound. It was like a pantomime being staged inside. He didn't have the heart to watch it, so he lay down early.
Previously, there were no entertainment facilities inside, and after the basic news broadcast, I returned to the shift number after washing up. At that time, I did eight hours of manual labor, and it would be dawn as soon as I closed my eyes. This is a good habit I have developed for a long time.
Today is an exception, tossing and turning for hours without sleepiness.
He pulled out the phone from under his body, the screen lit up, and he squinted his eyes uncomfortably. The first record in the phone book was 'Yin Yin', which showed that the dialing time was a week ago.
Lu Qiang moved his fingers, struggled for a moment, and then tapped lightly on the left side of the screen.
Called twice in a row, but no one answered.
Lu Qiang cursed secretly, and put his clothes on his body with one hand raised.
At the moment when I was about to hang up, there was finally no monotonous 'didi' sound inside.
Lu Qiang wore half of his sleeves, "Hello?"
No words were spoken inside, only the sound of light breathing.
Lu Qiang held his breath: "Yinyin?... Talk." After a long time, his heart sank, "You are fucking crying again."