Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Fang Shimian and Ma Liang met in the morning...

When Fang Shimian was handing over his shift to Ma Liang and the others in the morning, he learned from their questions that Xu Long was fined two hundred yuan last night for leaving his post without permission.

Two hundred is the highest fine, and usually if you are caught you will only be fined a few dozen dollars.

Xu Long had no time to chat with Ma Liang, so he simply ignored the gossipy looks of his two colleagues and yawned as he led Fang Shimian out of the monitoring room.

Fang Shimian saw the news in the group that Xu Long was fined, and felt very sorry. He was about to secretly transfer 200 yuan to Xu Long on Zhizhibao when he was slapped hard on the head.

He covered his head and looked at Xu Long. Xu Long frowned and put a helmet on his head. He was very dissatisfied and slapped it a few more times, making a bang bang sound like slapping a ball.

Fang Shimian lowered his head lower and lower, feeling that he was going to be hammered into the ground by Xu Long.

"Do I need your two hundred? Keep it for yourself and buy some drinks to improve your mind." Xu Long got on the motorcycle, inserted the key, and cursed, "Next time you don't turn on the sound in this situation, I'll take your phone away from you."

"Did you hear that?"

Fang Shimian nodded, covering his helmet, and carefully observed that he was no longer angry before he obediently climbed into Xu Long's back seat.

When Xu Long is in a bad mood, he will drive very fast and only slow down when he sees a traffic police on the road.

Riding motorcycles is not allowed in the city, so Xu Long was stopped but was quickly released.

Fang Shimian had encountered this situation before when he took Xu Long's car. He asked him why he was not fined or penalized. Xu Long said that his license plate was old and he could ride it, but if he rode a car with a new license plate in this direction, he would be caught.

When they got downstairs, they both went upstairs holding their helmets. Xu Long was a little surprised and asked, "Why don't you go out to play today?"

Because Fang Shimian works the night shift and only sleeps in the second half of the night, from two o'clock to nine o'clock. But if he gets off work and goes home right away, he can't fall asleep, so he usually goes out for a walk before going home.

Fang Shimian took out two small orange-yellow breads from his pocket and handed them to Xu Long. He took out another one and tore it open to eat. He said slowly, "I'm not going out today. The phone said it was going to rain."

Xu Long glanced at him, snorted and said nothing.

The two reached the floor and opened the door to go back to rest.

In a blink of an eye, the last few days of October passed. The temperature in Hai City dropped again in November. Fang Shimian and Xu Long had to switch to the day shift and took a day off on the 1st.

In fact, monitors are not allowed to take vacation at the same time, because normally only one person will take vacation, and then the project will arrange for the order post to take over flexibly. However, Xu Long has always been willful. He does not want to stagger his schedule with Fang Shimian, nor is he willing to work with others.

So when they are on vacation, usually a special agent and an order take over the monitoring post. The special agent was originally promoted from Yunjin's monitoring foreman. He has a good relationship with Xu Long and is very familiar with the monitoring work.

Since it can operate normally, the company turns a blind eye to it and does not pay much attention to them.

Fang Shimian took a shower and took the clothes that were dried on the balcony into the room. In fact, they were still a little moist to the touch, but it was not easy to hang clothes in winter, especially during this period when it was always raining.

While playing games in bed, Zhu Ze called. Fang Shimian picked up the call and turned on the speakerphone.

"Xiao Mian?"

Zhu Ze was a little surprised that Shi Mian received the call. He smiled and said, "It's rare that Xiao Mian is willing to answer the phone."

"Brother Zhu, what's the matter?"

Fang Shimian stared at his phone and performed a series of cool operations, resulting in a kill.

The screen turned gray.

"I heard from your manager that you are on vacation today. Come have dinner with your brother tonight." The navigation voice came from Zhu Ze's side.

Fang Shimian pursed his lips but didn't stop moving his hands. This time he successfully cooperated with his teammates to get a kill and returned to the city under the tower with low health.

"There's no one else this time, just the two of us. Let's have a good meal together. I was too impatient some time ago and didn't consider your feelings. How about this meal be my apology to you?"

"It's okay, I had a great time last time too... I don't have any other feelings, brother Zhu, please don't say that." Fang Shimian was a little absent-minded. Zhu Ze's words always made him feel pressured.

"Then Xiao Mian, please accompany your brother for dinner. I was too busy recently and haven't seen Xiao Mian for a long time."

It's been a long time since I last saw him. It's only been half a month... Fang Shimian's character died again, and the screen turned gray again. He swiped the screen, and the words of refusal seemed to be a program banned by his brain. He couldn't say it anyway, so he could only say: "Brother Zhu, please send me the location tonight. I will come by myself. No need to trouble the driver."

Zhu Ze quickly said hello.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Shimian and his teammates pushed down the enemy crystal. Without waiting for the victory sign to appear, Fang Shimian quit the game and buried his head in the pillow.

The weather forecast was very accurate. It started to rain outside at noon. Looking out from the rental house, the streets were hazy. Because the rain was light and it had just started, most of the pedestrians did not have umbrellas. They wore hats or just held something to cover their heads.

The rain got heavier after one o'clock. The bedroom windows were wet, and the rain hit them obliquely, like a standing lake, blurring the sky and tree shadows outside the window. Everything was no longer bound by frames, and colors emerged, crookedly, like a door to another world.

Fang Shimian put on the cotton coat thrown on the bedside table, still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts underneath, and shivered as he tried to block the gap in the living room window.

Cardboard cannot block the problem and will get wet and soft and will be difficult to clean if it gets stuck in the gaps of old windows. Last time, Fang Shimian got a cut on his hand because of this, but the wound was not deep and did not bleed much.

This time he learned his lesson and used discounted towels purchased online to block the hole. He stood on a stool and piled a dozen towels together. Only the top layer was not blocked at all, while the rest was tightly sealed.

Fang Shimian went to the bathroom to get a mop, dried up the water that came in from the living room, and then took a towel to wipe the water stains on the tiles under the windowsill.

After finishing all this, Fang Shimian went into the bedroom, closed the door, stuffed his cotton coat back onto the bedside table, and crawled under the quilt to cover himself.

There was no light in the bedroom. It was dark outside. With the sound of raindrops hitting the awning downstairs, Fang Shimian fell into another drowsy sleep.

In the afternoon, Xu Long came and knocked on the door. Fang Shimian wrapped himself in a cotton coat and went to open the door.

Xu Long also looked like he was still sleepy, with the hair on the back of his head all curled up like rockets. He leaned against the door and asked Fang Shimian what he wanted to eat in the evening.

Fang Shimian then remembered that he had forgotten to tell Xu Long that he had another appointment tonight. Seeing Xu Long's sleepy eyes, he resolutely went to the coffee table to pick up the helmet and put it on. He walked in front of Xu Long, his voice muffled by the helmet: "Brother Long, I'm going out to eat today."

"Your brain is in trouble because of sleeping." Xu Long said, "I know we are going out to eat today. I'll tell you what you want to eat and I'll look for a restaurant I haven't been to before."

Fang Shimian shrank his head and raised his hand as if he was answering a question in class, "I mean, I have to eat with others tonight."

Xu Long folded his hands and looked coldly at Fang Shimian's helmet. He originally wanted to ask him who he was going to eat with, but then he felt that although Fang Shimian was younger, he was also an adult, and they were all men, so it would be a bit strange to interfere too much.

So he reached out and took off Fang Shimian's helmet, and gave him a slap on the face with his ingratiating smile.

Later in the evening, Zhu Ze sent the address, which was a hot pot restaurant.

The name of the store was familiar, and so was the location, right next to his high school.

Fang Shimian did not have a very good time in high school. During that extremely depressing time, he was obsessed with spicy and salty food. Zhu Ze was still in contact with him at that time and would occasionally come to the school to see him. Fang Shimian would ask to go out for hot pot or Sichuan cuisine.

Zhu Ze doesn't like to eat those.

Fang Shimian asked Zhu Ze on WeChat if he wanted to change to another store.

Zhu Ze sent Fang Shimian a picture, showing that he had already arrived.

It was a bit far, so Fang Shimian took a taxi. Even with the coupon it still cost him several dozen dollars.

He thought that sometimes people don't need to be too stubborn.

This hotpot restaurant is not a big chain brand, and the customers are basically students from Haishi Experimental Middle School and workers working nearby.

When Fang Shimian arrived, the hot oil in the red pot was bubbling and boiling. Zhu Ze put some vegetables in the clear soup pot. Seeing Fang Shimian coming, he said, "I ordered some of the food you liked in the past. I don't know if your taste has changed now. You can order whatever you want."

Zhu Ze didn't wear a suit today, and his hair wasn't styled either. He was dressed very casually. His navy blue coat was placed in a separate place and packed in a bag by the store owner.

There were several tables of students around, probably having a meal together. They were wearing familiar school uniforms and were looking at Zhu Ze and Fang Shimian, who were discussing something in a low voice. Their smiles were bright and carefree.

In a trance, time went back to the past. Zhu Ze was the neighbor brother who was very kind to him. He was a child with good grades and good reason, and people around him said he would definitely achieve great things in the future.

Fang Shimian sat down. There was air conditioning in the store, so he took off his cotton coat and a waiter came over to help him put it away.

His soft cotton coat was also wrapped in a bag with the store name printed on it and placed together with Zhu Ze's high-quality coat.

He was holding a bag of clothes in his hand. These were the clothes that the Shen family had given him last time. He had originally wanted to give them to Zhu Ze when they met, but seeing Zhu Ze's relaxed smile, Fang Shimian silently put the bag aside.

Zhu Ze didn't like to eat these. It was basically Fang Shimian who was eating with his head down. Zhu Ze only picked out two bites, and the dishes were all served to him by Fang Shimian.

Halfway through the meal, Fang Shimian looked at the vegetables melting in the clear soup pot and Zhu Ze who was looking down at his phone, and wisely ended the meal early.

He paid the bill on the pretext of going to the toilet.

When Zhu Ze was told the news by the store clerk, he looked at Fang Shimian helplessly, as if he was tolerating a disobedient child.

Fang Shimian smiled at Zhu Ze.

"It's still early, let's find a place to chat." Zhu Ze didn't bring a driver today, so he opened the passenger door for Fang Shimian.

Fang Shimian thought Zhu Ze would choose a coffee shop, but unexpectedly he drove the car to a bar with familiarity.

"Would you like to drink?" Fang Shimian wanted to remind Zhu Ze that he didn't have a driver.

The waiter came over to lead the way, and Zhu Ze took him in, "You can have some sparkling water or milk."

The two had just sat down and the wine hadn't arrived yet, but several tables nearby were already getting ready to move. Zhu Ze casually turned the small green cylinder next to him into a striking red.

Amid the soft music, Fang Shimian heard a sigh of regret.

Fang Shimian had an innocent face and it was his first time here, so the bartender checked his ID card.

Zhu Ze's phone was always filled with messages, and Fang Shimian wasn't a talkative person, so the two of them chatted from time to time, which was quite pleasant.

Fang Shimian scanned the QR code and ordered a bowl of pasta for Zhu Ze.

Zhu Ze was surprised when the waiter brought the drink, but Fang Shimian didn't look at him. He just stared at the shaking ice cubes in the glass.

"You only ordered one serving?" Zhu Ze asked Fang Shimian with a smile.

Fang Shimian still didn't look at him, he just lowered his head and touched his stomach, "I can't eat anything else."

Zhu Ze's eyes softened, and he put his phone, which had been ringing non-stop, aside. He lowered his head and ate noodles.

The light blue liquid looked nice in the ice, but Fang Shimian felt that the drink with such a confusing name was not as tasty as he had imagined. It always tasted a bit like soap.

"Zhu Ze?"

Someone came from behind Fang Shimian.

Fang Shimian looked up and saw that it was Huo Jun.

Huo Jun also saw clearly that the person opposite Zhu Ze was Fang Shimian, and his face suddenly darkened. He looked at Zhu Ze, "You brought him here?"