In the first winter when Ruan Jiujiu disappeared, the whole company seemed to have entered a cold winter period.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but the laughing and noisy atmosphere before disappeared. Even Mr. Tu, who always loves to joke around on weekdays, often put on a straight face, and no longer followed the secretary brightly as usual, even though the two of them had already The relationship between male and female friends is confirmed.
Lao Meng approached Tu Nan privately many times, wanting to find out what was going on, but all he got were uncertain answers from Tu Nan.
Ruan Jiujiu's office is still there, and the decorations in the office have not been moved, as if waiting for the return of the owner.
Every once in a while, Lao Meng would bring some talismans to keep safe and hang them in the office. The office was already full of hangs, and it looked auspiciously funny, but the people who prayed for safety still failed to come back.
Christmas Eve.
Cheng Juan finished his work as usual and sat on the office chair, not knowing whether he was in a daze or in deep thought.
Originally thought that Cheng Juan, who was not with Ruan Jiujiu, would not take his body seriously as before, and would not take care of himself. Everyone didn't expect that every time it rained and snowed, he would remember to change into his coat, eat three meals regularly in the cafeteria, take care of his body, walk alone, and speak few words.
Before meeting Ruan Jiujiu, Cheng Juan was also so silent. At that time, he was too lazy to speak, but now, when facing them, he has nothing to say.
Sometimes they were really afraid that he would get sick.
But no one in this world can persuade Cheng Juan anymore, the only person who can walk into his heart is the culprit who makes him so numb.
"Boss, aren't you going home?" Fu Zicheng asked cautiously.
On Christmas Eve, Tu Nan went out to play with his secretary, and Jiao Fanfei went to the United States to find An Rou. He was the only one who was miserable, but Cheng Juan was the only one sitting quietly on the chair in the empty floor. at every turn.
His inquiry came out, and after a while, Cheng Juan glanced at him dully: "Huh?"
"I mean, don't you... go home."
As soon as this sentence came out, Fu Zicheng knew that he had said something wrong. For Cheng Juan, an empty house is no home. Not to mention Cheng Juan, even he turned his face away a little sadly, and only knew to whisper sorry.
Cheng Juan stood up silently. Under Fu Zicheng's gaze, he picked up his coat and put it on his shoulders, and left the office silently. The driver is still waiting for him in the parking lot. He goes to and from get off work mechanically every day. He hardly needs to open his eyes, and he can familiarly remember where he should step on every step.
Probably because he was so bored, he even counted how many steps it took to get from the office to the parking space, and how many steps it took to get out of the car to get home.
The distance from heaven to hell is about that long.
Shoes stepped on the stairs, step by step, the empty corridor sounded the echo of footsteps. There was no expression on his face, and he slowly walked up the stairs as usual. At this moment, there was only a slight "pop", and the corridor was instantly plunged into darkness.
His steps froze in place.
In the dark corridor, there was a dead silence.
Cheng Juan held the armrest tightly with one hand, his back was straightened, and his face was blurred in the darkness. In the corridor where he couldn't see his fingers, he held his breath and concentrated, so nervous that his fingers that fell on the handrail were trembling.
"… is it you."
There was no response for a long time.
At this time, someone in the corridor came out to check what was going on, and there were more rustling footsteps. Some people said that the whole community was experiencing a power outage, and it would be fine after a while.
Just as he was talking, the lights in the corridor suddenly turned on.
Cheng Juan stood there for a long while, as if he was on the verge of being abandoned by the whole world, turning his head with the last hope.
Empty corridors, nothing.
He pursed his lips, relaxed his hands, grabbed the railing of the handrail, squatted down slowly, and buried his head on his knees.
The lights in the corridor were bright, even a little glaring.
The two worlds operate at completely different times. The other world has already spent more than half a year, but on this side, Ruan Jiujiu is only half a day away.
With the hope of going back soon, she stepped into the gate of the net.
in a minute.
Ruan Jiujiu encountered the most difficult thing in life.
That is - no money.
The mobile phone can't use the payment function, and she doesn't have a dime all over her body. After she searched all over her body and maintained a dead silence with the network administrator, Ruan Jiujiu began to think about pawning the earrings. The silver earrings are more or less worth a little money.
When she was hesitating, the webmaster brother said quietly: "I have seen many girls like you, and they usually refuse without mercy. After all, my salary is not much."
Ruan Jiujiu: "?"
"However, it's the first time I've seen a girl as straightforward and unpretentious as you." He wiped his hair, "Don't talk about monthly subscription, annual subscription is fine. I'll choose the best position for you. "
Ruan Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the other party seemed to regard her as a little girl who came to surf the Internet.
"Wait, I mean..."
"Needless to say!"
The other party waved his hands with her back behind his back: "I really can't control a girl like you who can breathe."
Ruan Jiujiu: "..."
Really, the requirements are very low.
The network manager brother helped her turn on the computer, and the computer in the corner was not bad, just far away from the boys who usually played games. She was about to say thank you when her stomach suddenly groaned, and the awkwardness between the two of them fell into dead silence again.
Ruan Jiujiu: "..." It's really not her fault!
The network manager took out his mobile phone quietly from his pocket, and opened the Meituan takeaway: "Say, what to eat, I can afford Ma Xiao with beer."
"It's really unnecessary!" She really didn't intend to eat and drink!
Although tired and hungry, Ruan Jiujiu refused.
She was really ashamed to eat and drink, and she planned to leave here in a hurry after finding out what was going on. The webmaster brother left without saying a word, and when Ruan Jiujiu waited for the machine to turn on, and started the article, the little brother came over with something to eat.
"The food at the restaurant opposite is pretty good."
"Ah, this..."
"It's okay, it didn't cost much."
Ruan Jiujiu accepted a fried rice and drink in embarrassment. As soon as the little brother left, she hurriedly opened the plastic bag and stuffed the rice into her mouth, as if she had been hungry for days.
Before he could swallow the rice in his mouth, he took a few more mouthfuls of fried rice. Ruan Jiujiu choked enough, just about to unscrew the drink, when he suddenly wondered if there might be medicine in the drink. Then it occurred to her that the food might not be clean. Thinking of this, Ruan Jiujiu felt sick to his stomach, pushed away the chair, rushed to the toilet and vomited it all up.
While retching, she couldn't control the flow of physiological tears.
After staying by Cheng Juan's side for a long time, he has lost his original vigilance, and he can accept the food offered by a stranger so easily. Ruan Jiujiu secretly scolded himself that he was going to lose his head, no matter how harmless the other party looked, he was not Cheng Juan, so he shouldn't trust him easily.
She picked up a handful of cold water and slapped it on her face to wake herself up.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't eat or drink, as long as she finds a way to go back, a little punishment for her appetite will be regarded as a small torture.
Ruan Jiujiu stood up straight, and the woman in the mirror looked haggard, her eyes were flushed, and her temple hair was soaked in cold water, making her look a little embarrassed. She wiped her face with a tissue, took a deep breath, and then walked out of the bathroom.
Cheng Juan has already started to panic at this moment, maybe he is looking for her in the middle of the night at this moment, she must find a way to go back before there is still time!
Ruan Jiujiu returned to his seat and pushed all the food and drinks aside. She took off her earrings and put them in her pockets so that she didn't look like she had money.
After she checked the information, she left the earrings as a reward for the other party. Whether it's kindness or another conspiracy, she is grateful for someone who can bring her a warm meal.
Ruan Jiujiu opened a website that he hadn't been in for a long time, logged into his account, and found the subscription record.
The last book in the list is the last book she subscribed to.
Looking at the familiar name, Ruan Jiujiu took a deep breath, clicked in, and hurriedly browsed through the plot.
Seeing Cheng Juan's name appeared when the heroine recalled her previous life, her heart trembled, but it was a pity that she mentioned it with just a few strokes.
From the first chapter to the last chapter, the plot of the whole book is like a movie, with familiar faces automatically inserted and fast forwarded in Ruan Jiujiu's mind.
This book has been finished for more than half a year, and the first chapter is still being negatived one after another, complaining that the author's heroine is not good enough for the hero, and she is acting and bitching. She opened the author's column, and it showed that the other party hadn't updated it for a long time. Maybe it was because she gave up writing, or maybe she was scolded for doubting her life. The latest update time always stayed at the end chapter.
Seeing the update time, Ruan Jiujiu didn't know why, but also had some indescribably complicated feelings.
The author's copywriting said that those who complain about this article must wear a vicious female supporting role, so if she writes a long comment about complaining, will she be able to go back
She clicked on the comment, filled in the word "Jiujiu" for the reader's name, tapped the keyboard with her fingertips, and there was a rattling sound. After a while, a long and eloquent comment came out. Her words were sharp, almost hitting the nail on the head, and she made complaints about the whole article to no avail. At the last full stop, she let out a long breath.
The mouse fell on the send button for a long time.
Her fingertips couldn't touch it.
Ruan Jiujiu read his comment again, pursed his lips, and after hesitating for a moment, deleted the eloquent long comment, and wrote a new one. The front still pointed out the shortcomings of this article bluntly, as well as some points worth complaining about.
At the branch, she slowed down and typed another line. At the end, she left a word.
[Although there are many shortcomings, thank you for the world you brought to me. Please don't give up on writing. ]
Click Send.
Ruan Jiujiu lay wearily on the computer desk and did not move.
The heroes and heroines in the story are no longer mere symbols in her mind, and she wrote such a long commentary, but it seems to be against her original intention. What's more, the author has already written.
"..."
She still thought of another way.
Ruan Jiujiu slept on his stomach for a while, and wanted to contact the author on Weibo after waking up, so that he could find a new solution.
Sleeping drowsily in the middle of the night, she sneezed, rubbed her eyes and sat up straight. The computer screen was still on, and it stayed on the page of her long comment. She clicked refresh subconsciously, but saw someone replying to her below.
Floor 1: +1
2F: The landlord is quite pertinent.
Floor 3: What's the matter with being a little touched.
…
Ruan Jiujiu slowly slid down and saw the 10th floor, which showed the author's reply.
Author: Sorry, I haven't been online for a long time. I just want to update a few more chapters. You can check it out if you want. I will never give up on writing.
Update the episode.
… wait.
Update, extra
Ruan Jiujiu rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and his heart started beating wildly.
She had a premonition that she was going back!