Chen Xian also couldn't remember when he fell asleep.
When he woke up again, he only found that he was still holding his mobile phone, half leaning on the head of the bed like a salted fish, maintaining the posture of surfing the Internet before, and there was a furry head in his arms.
"When did you come here?" Chen Xian looked at Mu He helplessly, raised his hand and gently rubbed her hair twice, "If you don't have a good rest and recuperate, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Mu He seemed to be still angry with Chen Xian, buried his head tightly on Chen Xian's chest, didn't raise his head and didn't speak, and kept humming in his mouth, just like an angry... pig.
Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Xian's mouth couldn't help twitching twice, looking at the angry little girl in front of him, he didn't have the nerve to laugh.
"You...yesterday...why didn't you accompany me..."
"Yesterday?" Chen Xian recalled, and replied, "When I came back, I saw you were asleep, so I didn't go to accompany you because I was afraid of waking you up."
Hearing Chen Xian's answer, Mu He suddenly raised his head and stared at Chen Xian angrily.
"daytime!"
"Daytime?" Chen Xian thought for a while, and suddenly realized that what Mu He was talking about was when he just returned to the branch office. He was indeed busy with other things at that time. After bringing her back to the living room, he didn't accompany her anymore. "It was kind of busy at the time, so..."
Before Chen Xian finished speaking, Mu He suddenly buried her head down again, and rubbed against Chen Xian's chest vigorously, like a kitten acting like a spoiled child to its master. Chen Xian couldn't see her eyes, but never In her tone of voice, Chen Xian could vaguely hear a feeling of fear.
"I don't like... alone... I won't be angry with you anymore..." Mu He's voice was still soft, but it could be heard that she was not in a good mood. This was the first time she spoke like this in front of Chen Xian, as if she really As if abandoned by Chen Xian, the pitiful voice made people feel unspeakably distressed, "I'm afraid... alone..."
Chen Xian originally wanted to coax her a few words like coaxing a child, but for some reason, when he heard Mu He say these words carefully, he felt as uncomfortable as if he was blocked by a stone, as if suddenly Back more than ten years ago, I saw myself who was isolated by countless children.
I remember that I was the same as Muhe now, everything in life had to be cautious, and sometimes I even had to over-consider the feelings of the other party, and I would try my best to please the other party, for fear that the friends I finally got would be isolated like others Myself, if that's the case, I'm the only one left... Loneliness is really a terrible thing.
Although Chen Xian has long been used to living alone over the years, it is undeniable that he has been deliberately avoiding or even selectively forgetting those things in his childhood.
But at this moment, when he saw Mu He, he couldn't help recalling that period of dark and helpless years for him. If grandpa Chen Ba hadn't been with him all the time... perhaps Chen Xian's personality would be even worse than it is now. If you want to be withdrawn, you might even become a different person.
"Are you unfamiliar with this world?" Chen Xian asked suddenly.
Mu He didn't seem to understand, it was like a drowning man grasping his last support, still holding Chen Xian tightly and unwilling to let go.
"I used to feel very strange, just like you..." Chen Xian seemed to be talking to himself, with a low voice, "I was also afraid of being alone when I was outside."
Mu He raised her head slightly, and through the gaps in the hair scattered on her forehead, she saw a strange Chen Xian.
Inferiority, cowardice, fear, pain...
These words that seemed to have nothing to do with Chen Xian suddenly appeared on his face.
Perhaps it was because of seeing Chen Xian like this, Mu He forgot the pain for a moment, she raised her uninjured hand in a little confusion, and gently touched Chen Xian's face, as if to make sure that the person in front of her was not Chen Xian.
Mu He quickly got the answer from the slightly warm touch, it was still him, but this Chen Xian seemed to be more real than the previous Chen Xian, maybe this was the side deep in his heart.
Chen Xian seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, and the expression on his face was gradually taken back by him, as if he had suddenly returned to his usual look.
"I won't leave you behind."
Chen Xian said softly, the smile may not be so bright, but there is always a trace of tenderness in his eyes that cannot be erased, just like the faint sunlight in spring, which seems hazy and unreal but also has a kind of reality the warmth.
Mu He didn't know what to say, so he muttered a few words that Chen Xian couldn't understand, and then nodded emphatically.
"I'll help you wash your face and brush your teeth first, and then take you to dinner."
"Uh-huh!"
In the bathroom, Chen Xian asked Mu He to sit on a small chair, while he half-bent over to help her wash. His serious expression only made people feel that he was doing some kind of scientific research.
Mu He seemed to enjoy all this, she liked Chen Xian taking care of her like this, so when Chen Xian helped her brush her teeth, Mu He also had a smile on her face, her two fair little feet were dangling by the chair, her clear eyes From the beginning to the end, it was on Chen Xian's body and he couldn't bear to move it away.
Just when Chen Xian was going to get a towel to wash Mu He's face, someone knocked on the door of the living room, and the sound was very anxious.
Walking to open the door, Chen Xian saw the excited Lu Yisheng outside the door.
Before Chen Xian had time to ask, Lu Yisheng hugged Chen Xian and shook him wildly.
"Fuck, something happened to the boss! Someone from the headquarters is here!"
"..."
"I heard from the director that he is here to reward the two of us specially! We sent it!"
"..."
"Today is a good day. Everything you think about can come true. Today is a good day... Boss, why don't you talk?"
Lu Yisheng hummed halfway through, only to realize that Chen Xian's expression was stiff and embarrassed.
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Chen Xian wanted to kill him already.
Although there are not many people on Chen Xian's floor, but at this point in time, it is the time when the downstairs staff come up to submit materials and reports, so at a glance... there are at least a dozen people from various departments in the corridor Staff, and two cleaning aunts.
At this moment, their eyes were all on Chen Xian and Lu Yisheng, looking at them was like seeing two idiots.
"Come in... come in and talk..."
Chen Xian's expression was as stiff as a dead man's, and he almost dragged Lu Yisheng back to his living room.
After closing the door, Lu Yisheng jumped up and down like a mad dog running off the leash, completely looking like he was on a high dose of stimulants.
"Oh shit! Boss, you don't know how happy I am, right! Then you must not know what the award from the headquarters means to a member! This is such an honor!"
"Glory?" Chen Xian was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't understand the word well.
"Don't talk about those nonsense, just talk about the rewards they gave..." Lu Yisheng looked like a money fan, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he kept rubbing his thumb and index finger, "The headquarters is still very friendly to us employees. Generous, each award is a big sum, I don't know how much they plan to give us this time."
Chen Xian asked curiously: "The rewards from the headquarters only give money? No other things?"
"Things... Yes, but as far as I know, that's rarely the case." Lu Yisheng scratched his head, "If you send things, you should also give some special equipment, such as magical weapons or something."
Chen Xian nodded and said nothing. It seemed that he was not as excited as Lu Yisheng imagined.
At this time, Chen Xian's cell phone rang suddenly, and he took it out to see that it was Fatty Huo calling.
"Hello? Xiao Chen, are you awake?"
From the phone, Fatty Huo's tone seemed to be very happy, and his tone of voice was raised, revealing a vague sense of pride and relief.
"Wake up." Chen Xian replied.
"Hurry up and wash up now, don't eat breakfast, and find Xiao Lu by the way, the people from the headquarters will see you later." Fatty Huo's tone became a little more serious, as if the elders were telling the younger generation He told me, "You all dress up for me, and show off the demeanor of our Ningchuan branch!"
"...Okay." Chen Xian replied.
Hanging up the phone just like that, Chen Xian put away the phone, looked at the expectant Lu Yisheng and said, "Ju Huo asked you to change your clothes and dress up, so that you can show off our demeanor."
Lu Yisheng nodded hurriedly, and also felt that his hip-hop outfit was a bit too trendy. On formal occasions, he must wear a suit and tie!
"What about you?" Lu Yisheng asked Chen Xian.
"I didn't bring any clothes, and there's nowhere to change if I want to. I'll just wash my face later..." Chen Xian said, yawning for a long time.
Just when Lu Yisheng was about to go back and change his clothes, Chen Xian suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but ask him: "The Master Jilu on the local forum is you, right?"
"Ah?" Lu Yisheng was taken aback, he didn't expect Chen Xian to ask this, and nodded subconsciously, "It's me, what's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Chen Xian re-examined Lu Yisheng, and couldn't help sighing, "I just found out that your eloquence is quite good. Last night I watched you fight with other Confucians."
"Boss... Did you see that post too?" Lu Yisheng looked a little embarrassed, but also a little unhappy, "You don't even say to help me, I'm so tired of spraying them all by myself!"
Chen Xian said calmly, "I helped you."
"Did you speak for me?" Lu Yisheng scratched his head, "Why didn't I see it?"
Chen Xian continued to say calmly, "I gave you a thumbs up."