Youyan knew that Zhu Mei in front of her was probably going to draw circles and curse her.
Today is Zhang Lei’s birthday.
There was a party in the coffee shop in the evening to celebrate his birthday.
Xiao C suggested hiring a caregiver before, but Zhang Lei didn't agree and was taking care of it himself. Today, when he didn't come, he asked the waiter to arrange for a girl in the store to take care of him temporarily. It was stated externally that she was injured at work.
This Zhu Mei has much more seniority than Youyan, but Zhang Lei usually chats with Youyan whenever he has nothing to do. Youyan is not a person who knows how to deal with people. Zhu Mei is not like her, but she is more or less right. Zhang Lei was a bit interesting. Although he thought it was unlikely that someone like her would reach a high level with Zhang Lei, he still disliked her in various ways and often arranged for her to wash dishes and carry groceries. However, although Youyan is clumsy in doing things, he is better at being able to endure hardships, and sometimes he can move a large box of goods without making a sound.
The waiter has been giving Youyan a lot of shame these days. Zhu Mei is a very observant person, and because she hindered her chance to celebrate her boss’s birthday, she naturally won’t give her a good look. She said she was looking after her, but she poured water or something. Yan had one hand half-impaired and the other hand was holding water, so he had to do it himself. Zhu Mei is having fun playing mobile games. This time the blood rushed back and Youyan sighed, but she didn't care about Zhu Mei.
She was still thinking about leaving.
Before leaving, Zhang Lei said that he would talk to her about something tonight.
But she couldn't wait for him to come back.
The news that Huai'an was here and that Gu Yebai would appear here made her sit on pins and needles.
"Sister Zhu Mei, my neighbor will be visiting me soon. You can go back and join in the fun. I feel embarrassed to have you guarding me here." She sent a message to Sister Guo, and then suggested to Zhu Mei.
Zhu Mei froze when her hand was flying around pressing the keys.
"But before she comes here, can you do it by yourself?" Zhu Mei couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, but there was a trace of hesitation.
Naturally, this hesitation was not because he was worried about her, but because he was afraid that Zhang Lei would blame him if he knew that no one was there.
"Why don't you ask your neighbor when he will arrive, and I can confirm it, so you can feel more at ease if you want to leave." After a pause, Zhu Mei also suggested.
Youyan agreed and sent another message to Sister Guo.
Soon, Sister Guo replied and said she would arrive within twenty minutes.
Sister Guo knew her plan, and she told Sister Guo in the first message.
Youyan showed the information to Zhu Mei. Unexpectedly, Zhu Mei hesitated for a while, but then said: "How about you finish the injection before your neighbor comes, and you two also go to the store to say hello to the boss, and then you can return?"
"Although you were injured at work, I think the boss is not in a good mood recently. You should move around more."
At first glance, these words sounded like they were all for her sake, but why didn't Youyan understand that Zhu Mei was considered a genius, so she clearly wanted to explain to Zhang Lei that there was nothing she was responsible for.
"Okay," Youyan didn't say much, and sent another message to Sister Guo, then gritted his teeth and pulled out the needle in his hand.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Mei was a little surprised.
Youyan smiled, "I asked my neighbor to go directly and wait there."
Zhu Mei's face looked a little ugly, "You also want to attend the party?"
"No, it's just that I've been bored after staying in the hospital for a few days. It's still early and I can go out with my neighbor after saying hello to the boss. Otherwise, I'd be at the access control point when I come back after getting the injection. I can't go anywhere. Can’t go.”
Zhu Mei was in a good mood when she saw that she didn't seem to be lying. It was rare for her to help her pack her bag.
Youyan's cell phone rang at this time. She picked it up and saw that the caller ID was Xu Qing. She hesitated, not sure whether to answer it or not. The Japanese also visited her several times in the past two days, and she said she had gone out.
At this moment, Frankie is looking for someone in the bar. He made a temporary appointment with Lin Ziyan.
When he found Lin Ziyan, he was immersed in drinking, with a complicated and weird look on his face.
"Gu Yebai just left." Lin Ziyan said.
A bad friend like Frankie has no intention of paying attention to Lin Ziyan's joys and sorrows, "I don't care whether it's day or night, I have something to do with you."
"What's the matter with you, old ghost?" Lin Ziyan glanced at him, quite impatiently.
"Yan refuses to see me lately." Frankie said annoyed.
"What the hell is Yan? It's none of my business. Just go ahead and play, I don't have time to pay attention to you." Lin Ziyan looked disgusted and continued drinking, "I'm just annoyed."
"Yan is your junior schoolmate!" Frankie immediately became angry, "I see you mentioned last time that you and Gu Yebai are not her senior students. Don't pretend not to know each other. In this case, you give her a phone message and I'm going to see her. .”
Lin Ziyan was stunned for a moment and slapped his forehead hard, "Are you talking about Youyan?"
His eyes dimmed, and he frowned, his expression a little complicated, but in the end he said, "Okay, let's go see her. She's been hospitalized these days, and I... I want to see her anyway."
He couldn't say enough. Frankie's focus was elsewhere, "What, she's in the hospital, what happened?"
The two went to the hospital, but they didn't find that the bed was empty, but the things were obviously still there. Lin Ziyan was anxious and was about to go out to catch a nurse to ask. The old lady in the bed next to her was a warm-hearted person. When she saw this, she said: "This girl seems to be there." Went back to the store, it seems like today is their boss’s birthday?”
Lin Ziyan shrugged, "This girl is better at flattering than I am."
But thinking about her cautious look that day, towards him, her bosses and others, and Gu Yebai's words tonight, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"Lord boss, it's me..."
But ideas were ideas, so he quickly made a call.
Afterwards, the two of them left in a hurry. In the lobby, I met an old friend.
"Why are you here? Huai'an has been discharged from the hospital." Doctor Tang, wearing a white robe, walked towards them quickly.
Youyan and Zhu Mei were almost at the coffee shop at this time.
Xu Qing's call persisted, but after a moment's hesitation, Youyan finally answered it.
Zhu Mei thought she was dragging her feet, so when she saw that she had arrived at the store anyway, she didn't wait for her and went in first.
"You are finally willing to answer the phone." Xu Qing's voice crackled on the other end, revealing great anger.
"Qing... what's the matter..." Youyan thought to himself. If he had known better, it would have been better not to answer. He didn't know where he had offended this aunt again.
Xu Qing was surprisingly quiet for a while, and then a cold voice sounded, "Today the Human Resources Department sent big red envelopes to employees in various departments. What does Mr. Gu mean? Gu Yebai and Zhou Huaian are getting engaged. Do you know?" "
As Youyan walked, there was a buzz in his head, and he staggered, almost unable to stand. She knew that this was an inevitable plot and the best ending, but it felt like someone was wielding a shovel and swung it down on her body. Her heart clenched and the pain was uncontrollable. She wanted to wait for the familiar sudden pain to pass, but her old friend refused to let him go easily. The contractions made her burst into tears from the pain, but she remained silent and clung to the railing on the roadside. , supporting himself to prevent himself from falling, and reaching for the backpack with his other hand.
She can't let anything happen to her at this moment. Lu Youyan, if you die, you can't die in G City!
The medicine bottle was unsteady and fell to the ground, spilling the medicine. Regardless of the dust and dirt, she grabbed a handful and put it in her mouth.
"Lu Youyan... why don't you speak?"
Xu Qing's angry voice came from the phone that fell to the ground.
She picked up the phone, the pain stopped slightly, and she tried her best to move forward slowly.
There are still a few steps to go to the store.
The store was busy today, and she saw a small blackboard outside the door saying that the store was temporarily closed for the owner's birthday.
The surroundings are lively, with a constant flow of cars, lights, and people.
Xu Qing suddenly became quiet.
"Yan, let's go out for a drink. Tonight, only we are each other's drinking companions."
"Ke Qing, my drinking companion is not you."
"Are you still pretending to me? Zhou Huaian told me that you work in a coffee shop opposite the Art Consulting Club. I know what you are thinking. You also told me that you only want to see him when you come back. Didn't you say that if you If you have other thoughts, you won’t die a good death, aren’t you afraid that you really won’t die a good death?”
Xu Qing's voice was as strong as a tempered knife.
She hung up the phone without further explanation.
In the end, I only heard Xu Qing say, "I'm almost at your store."
The store door was closed, but the windows were half open, and it was really busy inside.
Men and women, cakes, roll-ups, lights, music, everyone had smiles on their faces. Among them, she saw Zhang Lei's handsome face and the gentle smile on his lips. Little C and the friend she had never met, were there. Beside him. Little C whispered something affectionately in his ear.
She didn't dare to break the excitement for a moment. Although she was just a small person and would not cause any ripples, and she was not afraid of their cold eyes, she was afraid of any excitement in the world. None of that has anything to do with her.
Yes.
She suddenly realized her stupidity. Zhu Mei went in, and no one was watching her anymore. She could just leave, and there was no need to say hello to Zhang Lei. She quickly sent a message to Sister Guo and asked her not to come over.
In her peripheral vision, two people approached from the side. Their figures were familiar. She didn't have time to see them clearly, so she subconsciously wanted to avoid them to the other side.
The sound of the car braking suddenly rushed into my ears.
"Lu Youyan."
At the end, that indifferent sound was like a light explosion of fireworks, hitting her body and falling heavily on the tip of her heart.
She was stunned and frozen for a long time, and then slowly turned around.
Beside the road, a black Lambo was parked in a no-parking zone.
A man stood in front of the car.
A dark blue meticulous suit, the owner of the suit's eyes are as cold as the suit.
"What's wrong with your hand?" He said slowly. His voice was cold and cold, as if he were talking to a stranger.
"I..." Youyan was completely dumbfounded as if he had been caught cheating on an exam. After coming out of the hospital, she took off the bandage, but at this moment, subconsciously, she still pulled her hand back.
But he didn't intend to listen to her excuses. When he saw her standing there, he said sharply, "That day, you were hit by an ambulance. It hurt a lot. A normal person would raise his hand to look, but you kept He was pocketed in his clothes, and then when he pulled Zhang Lei, he still used one hand, and his movements were as funny as he wanted."
"And here," he said with a sneer, pointing to the side of his forehead. You must have been lying down for a while, and there were traces of pressure. Are you going to visit a doctor and also lying on someone else's bed? It's also fresh enough. "
For a moment, Youyan couldn't say a word.
It turned out that that day, he watched it calmly.
Make her ridiculous and childish.
"I got it by accident, but it's okay. Don't you—"
"Based on time, your incident occurred after we met, so Ziyan and I checked for confirmation. It seems to be correct."
To him, she was always so funny, as if she had been stripped of everything and stood naked in front of him. She was so ashamed that he interrupted her faster.
"Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me, but I don't like to owe anyone. This photo is my most precious thing. If you return it, I will return something to you."
"I'll heal your hand." He stated coldly, but his eyes showed irresistible strength.
"No, return the photo. That's what I owe you." She said tremblingly.
"I didn't have the right to decide whether you would stay back then, and it's not up to you to decide whether you owe me today." He walked towards her, the smile on his lips without warmth, "I know you have a new goal now. ."
"I have already said hello to Lin Ziyan. His family has connections with experts from the military region. But I am a painter. I am the most qualified to judge whether your hand has fully recovered. You don't have to be afraid that I will intervene too much. You don't want to, and I don't want to. I'm only there at the beginning and end of the diagnosis."
Youyan almost burst into tears for a moment.
It turned out that even if those years had died in his heart, even if he had new concerns today, he still regarded her injury as an injury and her life as his fate.
She knew that he kept his word, but how could she accept his gift again
"But Gu Yebai, I refuse." She turned around almost immediately and spoke clearly and decisively.
"You don't want Zhang Lei to misunderstand?"
Behind him, his voice was also smiling.
"yes."
He didn't know that she had never existed in Zhang Lei's world, and she had never wanted to participate. This slight sarcastic smile was like hot oil pouring on her face, but she just replied without hesitation.
With one more step, she could push the door open and enter.
"I have one more thing to say, do you want Miss Lu to listen or not? Just because Miss Lu only regarded that absurdity as a backup, but Gu Yebai, who was young at the time, regarded it as his fate, how about it?"
The smile in his voice grew stronger.
There was deep hatred in this smile, but it still succeeded in making her stop in her tracks.
Gu Yebai, don’t fucking hurt me with your words, I will always love you with my fucking life. She almost wanted to turn around, rush to him, and say something harsh to him, but she just bit her lower lip and let the rusty blood stimulate her taste buds without saying a word.
With a "squeak" sound, the door suddenly opened.
Zhang Lei walked out.
"Zhu Mei said you're here. What are you doing here?" He looked at Youyan with a hint of thoughtfulness and a hint of expectation in his eyes.
“…”
Youyan couldn't answer the question for a while.
Of course, Zhang Lei was not her. With sharp eyes, he quickly noticed something strange in front of him.
He smiled suddenly, "Hey, President Gu is here too. But our store is closed today."
"I'm really sorry for alarming Boss Zhang." Not far away, Gu Yebai said calmly: "But Gu is not here to eat or drink tonight. He is just talking to your employee about something."
"If there is any negligence among our employees, President Gu can just talk to me." Zhang Lei pushed back calmly.
Glancing at his watch, Gu Yebai also smiled lightly and replied: "Gu is talking about private matters, and it's time to get off work now. How dare you take advantage of the boss for this personal grudge?"
"President Gu is absolutely right. It's just that my employee lives with me now. Zhang Lei thought, if President Gu has nothing important to do, I will take her back with her. This girl's family is simple-minded. These days There are so many well-dressed people, it would be bad if she accidentally gets caught. No, she encountered some bad things earlier. As her boss, unlike other unrelated people, I inevitably have some obligations. " Zhang Lei slowly stopped smiling.
Gu Yebai said: "Boss Zhang has good intentions, and Gu has no reason to be immoral. I'll just take a step and say a few words without any delay. How about that?"
Zhang Lei didn't expect that Gu Yebai would say such a sentence. It was both hard and round, and it was hard to refute it for a moment.
The waiter also came out. Seeing that Youyan seemed to be moving slightly, he became angry and shouted in a low voice: "Why don't you get in quickly? Do you want to embarrass yourself outside?"
As he was talking, he saw Gu Yebai glance at him. This faint glance was as frosty and sharp. He shuddered inexplicably. But when he looked carefully, it seemed that it was just his imagination. Gu Yebai was still looking at Zhang Lei, as if he hadn't even glanced at this unknown person.
"If this were one of my subordinates, the boss was talking and illustrating for no apparent reason. I would never keep someone like this who is not polite and has no tutor." Gu Yebai looked at Zhang Lei and said with a half-smile but not a smile. But there was no smile at all.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then got angry, but gave Zhang Lei a cold look to stop him. He thought of Gu Yebai's words again, and didn't dare to say anything more. He only heard Zhang Lei whisper: "Yan, come in."
"Yan, Gu Yebai called you. Didn't I take you to see him that day? You also like his paintings. He is not a good person, but he and I are still brothers. You don't have to be afraid."
Frankie was held in silence by Lin Ziyan for a long time, and then he couldn't help but speak.
He was unhappy with Gu Yebai's attitude towards Lu Youyan, but he was even more unhappy with Zhang Lei and that bastard.
Lin Ziyan and Tang Juan exchanged glances, but they were a little frightened. Gu Yebai's principle of protecting his shortcomings has really remained unchanged for many years.
But Lin Ziyan also knew that Gu Yebai hated Youyan. Otherwise, such a calm person would not say it twice, fearing that he would not be able to help but kill her. And today I saw that she and Zhang Lei were entangled again. This hand healed them, and the last bit of friendship between the two was gone.
Don Juan then lowered his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Everyone is watching. Youyan knew that at this time, she should walk away, even if she walked in the direction of Xu Qing on the other side, no matter how unbearable she was in Xu Qing's heart, it was better than this tense situation that made her lose face.
But she turned around slowly.
Gu Yebai's words about fate were her weakness.
She was not afraid that Gu Yebai would misunderstand her feelings for Zhang Lei, but she would never let Gu Yebai be at any disadvantage in front of others because of her.
Even after being moved just now, she actually understood better than anyone else that no matter how much she meant to him, she would only have the last bit of warmth left back then.
"Youyan, you are so kind. I shouldn't have called you back, but even if I didn't, you would have already had an idea." Xu Qing sneered from the side, her voice was not loud, but everyone heard it.
Youyan heard Zhang Lei's faint laughter.
"If you look back, I still have the door here and will keep it open for you to the end. If you really leave, then we don't need to contact you anymore. I will also...not interfere in your affairs."
He spoke in a voice that only she could hear. Maybe, Xiao C and Waiter beside him can hear it.
She wanted to tell Zhang Lei that she cared more about their friendship than he and Xiao Er thought, but she remained silent in the end. Under the shock and fleeting relief in Xiao C's eyes, she turned and walked forward. go.
"You said you have something to say to me, you say it, and after you finish speaking, I'll leave."
A few steps away from the other party, she stopped.
His head was covered in sweat, his eyes were bloodshot and wet, and he looked extremely tired. But in it, the stubbornness and stubbornness are also fully revealed, alienated and cold.
Gu Yebai laughed silently in his heart.
Should he be happy that this discovery of her conscience showed that he was still the primary target of her return and that he had a hint of victor's irony, or should he be outraged by such a pair of eyes
Tonight's Lu Youyan, this kind of Lu Youyan, made him both familiar and strange at the same time.
After four years of separation, the moment we see each other again, the strangeness brought by time has never happened before. Even though she also hid the fact that she could draw.
The hatred is clear, but the familiarity is also clear.
However, in just a few days, she seemed to be a completely different person. There was a sense of dead silence all over her body.
The distance he wanted to break, she first drew clearly and unambiguously.
"I'm here to ask you for something." He twitched the corners of his lips and spoke coldly.
Youyan couldn't help but be stunned.
"I think Miss Lu has long forgotten that she once got three wishes from me." A thin curve appeared on his lips.
Youyan was stunned and blurted out: "No... I haven't forgotten."
"It's just that we don't need it anymore." After a pause, she whispered.
"Today I am here to take away this first wish." He did not answer her words.
Youyan was frightened for a while, "The wish you gave me was not for me to ask for something from you. How come it's the other way around?"
"Did we agree at that time that you must ask me for this wish?" He retorted.
"That's not... no."
It was always like this. If Gu Yebai really wanted to argue with her about something, she couldn't do it. She immediately had no reason to refute, and she became more and more panicked.
"Follow me." He didn't give her a chance to hesitate.
Youyan was shocked, raised her head suddenly, and met his eyes, only to see that the color in his eyes, as deep as the dusk mist, became darker.
"Miss Lu, do you know that you have provoked a gang before, and you may get into more trouble than this later. If you don't want to bring trouble to your boss, then give me your first wish and follow I'll take care of it, and I'll take care of it for you." His voice was soft, but it was enough for her to hear clearly.
Youyan was shocked. She asked Susan and she didn't send a package to her... If the package wasn't sent by mistake and there really was someone in the alley, was it Chu Ke who still refused to let her go or something else
She asked anxiously, but he didn't answer.
She wanted to find some clues on his face, but he was very cautious, so what could she see? She didn't dare to look into his eyes.
For her hand, he was even willing to take that thing... She quickly lowered her head, fearing that he would see her red eyes.
"Why are you still helping me like this?" She suppressed the emotion in her voice.
"Because something happened to your hand when you returned the photo. I don't want to owe you anything."
He spoke softly, his eyes extremely cold.
"Lu Youyan, I help you with a condition. From now on, don't appear in front of me again. Whether it is intentional or not."
He leaned over and spoke in her ear, then turned around immediately, pressed the key in his hand, and opened the car door.
His clothes brushed against hers. Youyan stood there, his eyes darkened, and his mind was buzzing.
"Did they know each other before?" At this time, Frankie suddenly asked Lin Ziyan.
Lin Ziyan sighed slightly, "She is the one who abandoned Gu Yebai four years ago."
Xu Qing came over and said, "I won't pick up the car. Can I ride with you?"
Seeing the complicated look in her eyes, which was both happy and hesitant, Lin Ziyan said coldly: "Let's go.