Yu Tu was caught in an unprecedented busyness. Colleagues at the institute have long been accustomed to the "white plus black" and "six plus one" way of working overtime, but it is still a bit shocking to see him fully committed.
When he came out of the laboratory, Da Meng couldn't help but persuade him: "Take it easy, don't go to the hospital like Lao Guan."
He still doesn't know what the real condition is.
Yu Tu said, "It's okay, I have some numbers."
Of course he doesn't joke about his body. After returning to the Institute, his life was even more regular than before. In the past, I would be locked up together from time to time and forget to eat, but now I eat and rest on time, exercise and exercise.
He keeps his schedule tight and tight, leaving no gaps, and then strictly enforces it.
"By the way, you haven't rested for dozens of days, right?" Da Meng said.
"how?"
"It's like a god's help after coming back. One, two, three, four, five, all the stuck points have been resolved. You are so energetic, do you want to take advantage of the old gate's hospital to usurp the throne?"
"Go away." Yu Tu replied with two words.
When Dameng really got out, he stood there for a long time, laughing at himself.
On a Saturday afternoon in the middle of the month, Yu Tu received a call from Zhai Liang.
"Xia Qing came to Shanghai and said that she wanted to make up for the meal last time. Please invite everyone to dinner and let me call you, today or tomorrow."
Yu Tu directly refused, "I don't have time."
"That's fine, I'll just ask, it's better if you don't go, lest that bitch Qu Ming be a bitch again." Zhai Liang readily hung up the phone. However, at ten o'clock in the evening, he was about to get off work when Zhai Liang called again.
Yu Tu picked it up, but Xia Qing's voice came from the other end of the phone. She seemed to be a little drunk and asked, "Yu Tu, Miss Qiao... Who is Miss Qiao?"
Miss Joe...
He hadn't thought of Miss Qiao for a while, but so many people liked to mention her. High school group, university group, always see them dancing and discussing.
He clearly didn't want to hear her name, but when they mentioned her, his heart seemed to be welcoming again. Perhaps it was only at this moment that he could release those imprisoned emotions.
Yu Tu raised his hand and turned off the lights in the office. In the darkness, he held the phone and said calmly, "Of course it's Jingjing."
Yu Tu did not expect to receive a message from Xia Qing the next day, when he was about to enter the conference room for a meeting.
"Zhai Liang said you're working overtime, are you free for a cup of tea?"
He glanced at the message and indifferently locked the phone in the signal shielding cabinet. At the end of the meeting, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. When I got my phone back, two more messages appeared in WeChat.
"I'll wait for you at the cafe next to your unit."
The other is a positioning, sent at 6:50 pm.
Xia Qing was sitting in the cafe wearing a thin cashmere coat. Her whole body was carefully tidied up without leaving any traces of delicacy, which seemed out of tune with the relatively simple cafe.
But it's not easy to find a coffee shop nearby.
To come here, she felt that she might be lost in her mind.
But even if she is obsessed, she must see Yu Tu at this moment. Otherwise, the heart that has been burned since seeing the video cannot be calmed down.
She couldn't believe it.
She had heard Qu Ming talk about "Miss Qiao", the Miss Qiao who had drunk Romanee Conti with Yu Tu, she had doubted whether it was Qiao Jingjing, but how could this be possible
How could Yu Tu get involved with Qiao Jingjing, he never liked her.
Xia Qing has always had a subtle emotion towards Qiao Jingjing. In junior high school, she was the true daughter of the sky, the smartest and most beautiful, but in high school, there was a girl in the class who was more beautiful and popular than her, and it was hard for Xia Qing not to have some ideas. But fortunately, her grades were a lot better than her. Fortunately, she failed to confess to the boy she also liked.
So later she made a successful confession to Yu Tu in college, and immediately told her high school classmate whom she hadn't contacted for a long time. She knew that she was gossipy and gossip, and would definitely tell everyone in her high school class.
At that time, in addition to the joy of fulfilling her long-cherished wish, she also felt double the joy when she thought of Qiao Jingjing who failed to confess.
But a few years later, Yu Tu and Qiao Jingjing were together? They drank together, played games together, and made public appearances together...
Xia Qing slept through the night.
It could be anyone, but how could it be Qiao Jingjing.
He said "Of course it's Jingjing" - why of course, just because she's a star today
This is ridiculous.
She turned her head and looked out the window, across the road, Yu Tu was walking towards the cafe. The coat on his body is not high-end, but the natural clothes hanger is there, no matter how ordinary clothes are worn, they look tall and straight.
There were girls looking back at him on the road, and he didn't realize it. In his youthful obsession with him, this was probably a plus point, a boy so many people liked...
In fact, in the early years, Xia Qing never regretted breaking up with Yu Tu.
Why regret it? A man, who obviously can get a high salary, but for his so-called ideals, tries to make the other party take on more family responsibilities, which is too naive and too selfish.
The high consumption of big cities will never be discounted because of his ideals. They all came from ordinary families in third- and fourth-tier cities, and if they don’t work together, how can they get a foothold in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai
The house and the education of children in the future are not huge expenses, how can the salary of the research institute be able to support it. Is it all up to her? Why
After the breakup, she talked to her friends more than once about going too far.
A tablemate in high school, a roommate in college, a colleague at work... She can't help but mention him - her ex-boyfriend - when she chats with them, explaining her reasons for breaking up.
Of course they agreed with her, and she felt more and more that she was right.
She doesn't regret it at all.
The only thing that made her feel uneasy was that when she proposed to break up, he agreed directly, without the slightest retention.
Until one day, she found out that she was going to celebrate her 30th birthday. But in that dream, someone who was as smart and excellent as Yu Tu and as successful as her did not appear.
It's not that there are no suitors around, and she has fallen in love again, but those people are either not smart enough or not funny enough. Compared with Yu Tu, everyone is mediocre.
She suddenly felt that in fact, Yutu is also possible. Although there is no money, this shortcoming, after a round of comparison, can be completely compensated for by other advantages. Highly educated, a decent job with no money, and a lot more handsome than the boyfriends and husbands of all other female colleagues.
Anyway, now she has a seven-figure annual salary, and she was unwilling to take on more a few years ago, and now it seems to be acceptable. She already has enough financial strength.
During that time, she was eager to move, paying special attention to the high school and university groups, and even deliberately provoked the topic twice.
But when she saw Yu Tu being called by her classmates to repair the purifier, she was a little hesitant.
While hesitating, she heard that Yu Tu was going to an investment bank.
Almost instantly, she decided to change her schedule and go to Shanghai.
She clearly knew how popular Yu Tu would be when he stepped out of the closed research institute and entered the financial circle.
The meeting wasn't exactly what I expected. She has her own restraint and pride, and of course she won't stalk her, but if she lets go, will she let a stranger or latecomer who has never paid, sit back and enjoy the success
She hesitated.
But all hesitations and calculations came to an end after she saw the video of Yu Tu and Qiao Jingjing.
Yu Tu opened the door and entered.
Xia Qing put away her messy thoughts. She took a deep breath. Yesterday, she was drunk and lost her posture. Now is the time to restore her posture.
She watched Yu Tu sit down with a smile, and said the opening remarks she had prepared for a long time.
"Zhai Liang said that your phone often has no signal, and that's true. Is this a confidentiality measure? Can't you bring your phone into the lab?"
Yu Tu nodded and said directly, "What do you have to do with me?"
"I've been waiting for you for two hours, can I leave after a few words?" Xia Qing's attitude was significantly different from last time, "Have you eaten dinner? Do you want to order something?"
"Have eaten in the cafeteria."
The waiter came over and Yu Tu casually ordered a cup of tea.
When the waiter left, Xia Qing said, "The party ended yesterday. Zhai Liang and I were looking for a place to drink for a long time. I heard that you have returned to the institute again?"
"right."
"He's actually quite worried about you, saying that your state is not right, but it's not easy to ask more questions." Xia Qing's friend seemed concerned, "Is there something wrong with Zhong X?"
Yu Tu looked up at her.
Where does Zhai Liang worry about something? It's very annoying to use others to get around. He looked at the table below, intending to end the meeting as soon as possible, and said very briefly: "No problem, I'm more suitable for the Institute."
Noticing his expression, Xia Qing decided to change the topic immediately - this topic is not important at all, and she is not interested in learning about it, but just using Zhai Liang as an excuse to rationalize her behavior of looking for him this time.
With a smile on her lips, she entered the question she really cared about: "By the way, why do you play games with Qiao Jingjing? Yesterday, we had a party and discussed for a long time, and we blamed us for not saying that Qiao Jingjing was our high school classmate. What should we say? , I've never been familiar with her."
"I heard that you both drank together? It's impossible for me to think about it, so after they left, I deliberately checked with you." She answered the phone call from yesterday's drunken gaffe and smiled, "I didn't expect it to be true. It's her."
"How did you meet?" She asked again, as if curious.
Yu Tu said lightly, "She and I are high school classmates, so it's not surprising that we have connections."
Xia Qing was choked.
You and her are high school classmates, so am I? Is this answer too perfunctory
"Yes." Xia Qing agreed, "but she has never been in the class. I thought she didn't like to play with her former classmates."
"Speaking of which, she is the most successful person in our class now." She sighed while stirring the coffee. "On the contrary, we are not very promising. What's the use of good grades in society? It depends on our emotional intelligence."
Yu Tu lowered his eyes slightly: "She graduated from a key university."
"Really?" She looked a little stunned, "I didn't pay much attention to her when she was studying. But I admire her very much. The entertainment industry is so complicated, there are mixed dragons and snakes, and everyone has it. She can be so good, so Hong, you must have paid a lot."
Her tone was relaxed, like a casual chat.
"Xia Qing."
Yu Tu suddenly called her name.
Xia Qing stopped.
"I thought maybe I should say sorry to you."
Under Xia Qing's unexpected eyes, Yu Tu looked directly at her and said slowly, "I promised too rashly back then, only considering that you were independent enough, but never thought about what I would give. Facts have proved that I It's really not a good choice. Fortunately, you are always smart and stop your losses in time."
He said sorry in his mouth, but there was a coldness in his eyes when he looked at her, where there was no apology at all.
Xia Qing suddenly understood that he was not apologizing at all, it was clear that she had just hinted that Qiao Jingjing might not be in the right position, and he couldn't wait to fight back for her.
And this seemingly apology, from beginning to end, just tells her that he never really loved her.
For a moment, her heart felt like a needle pricked.
She was just a hint that he could hurt people with such words.
Xia Qing just wanted to sneer, "Yu Tu, is this your demeanor?"
Yu Tu looked indifferent: "We haven't been in touch for a long time, why do you need to?"
Xia Qing stopped talking, all the prepared temptations were meaningless at this time, and her unwillingness to grow like weeds these days was instantly extinguished, and it was completely cold.
She knew that she had completely misunderstood her weight and remaining feelings in Yutu Xin, and he didn't even have the patience to deal with her, so the lost blood was lost. Fortunately, no one else saw this defeat.
She tried her best to finish the coffee gracefully, and invited the waiter to pay for it. When she got up, she pointedly said, "No wonder you will go back to the research institute. After all, you don't have to worry about things outside yourself anymore. I wish you a firm grasp of it."
At this point, I don't have to meet again in this life.
Yu Tu sat in the cafe for a while.
When he was leaving, it was raining lightly outside. Yu Tu stood under the eaves and suddenly thought, if he was already with her at this time, would he want to report today's affairs to her
What is he going to say? What will she do
In the end, though, he might choose not to mention it.
After all, today is her birthday...
He was fascinated for a long time, and soon realized that he was ridiculous, raised his collar, lowered his head and walked into the rain curtain.
When he got home, he was soaked all over. Zhai Liang greeted him a little embarrassedly, and when he saw his appearance, he slid to the bathroom to get him a towel.
"I told Xia Qing that your work address is okay? She can find it online anyway."
"It's okay. She shouldn't look for me again in the future."
After a wave of understanding, Zhai Liang couldn't help but sigh: "Lang's heart is like iron."
"You didn't mention Jingjing to them yesterday," Yu Tu paused as he wiped his hair, "Did you play games with us?"
"Of course not. You've told me that I don't know Mianhua, let alone how bad she was in the past."
Yu Tu looked over, Zhai Liang hurriedly made a sealing gesture.
"I said, you don't mind, hey~~~" He shook his head, "Speaking of which, Cotton is very cute, lively and cute, like a little girl, I still can't make her like that. Big stars connect."
"But even though she's your high school classmate, she's too far away now to be able to climb high. Let's play games with her for almost two months. There will be no one to say hello, and people will disappear." Zhai Liang shrugged, "It's really hard to get close to big stars."
"In the game... Has she never played again?"
"No, I looked at her historical record, and it's still on the day of your game. The last two games are a bit awesome."
Yu Tu wiped his hair silently, and said after a while, "She gave me two kpl tickets and asked me to go with you, I didn't call you."
Zhai Liang widened his eyes: "What?"
He couldn't believe it: "Did she give me a ticket?"
"The ticket is under the coffee table in the living room." Yu Tu closed his eyes behind the towel, "Zhai Liang, she didn't show up because I made her angry, don't misunderstand her."