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After hearing the noise, the boss came out from the kitchen to pull people out. The customers held the young man down, and one of the big brothers even held Xu Yu, fearing that he would accidentally kill someone in his impulse.
Xu Yu's palm was bleeding, the edge of the glass turned pink, and the sharp tip was facing the eyes of one of them. If he couldn't hold it firmly, or was pushed by someone, his eyes would definitely be damaged.
The two dared not move, they were so frightened that they were stunned. Seeing Xu Yu move his palm with a stern face, he was so frightened that tears flowed down his face.
Xu Yu looked at the two frightened young people, his expression calm but with a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Some people have no choice but to strive for success in life because they only want to study. Such a good opportunity has produced people like you. What a waste of educational resources."
"I can prove to you how easy it is to bully me."
“…”
The rain was getting heavier. Xu Yu sat at the door with his bag on his back. The boss gave him the money in a red envelope and took a Red Bull from the refrigerator. "I was cooking fish in the kitchen and really didn't pay attention. I'm going to let you do the work of three people these days. Those two won't be coming back, so I'll give you a little more pay."
Xu Yu subconsciously apologized: "Sorry, I made a big fuss today."
"I was really shocked. Your expression just now was too scary, but it's okay. I know you are a good kid." The boss patted his shoulder. "If you want to come next week, you can continue to come. You are always welcome."
Xu Yu was surprised: "I thought..."
"I'm an honest man too." The boss took down the umbrella from the wall. "I admire your courage. Take the umbrella and go home."
Xu Yu carefully took the black umbrella and said, "Thank you, boss."
"You're welcome. Remember to take care of your wound."
…
Xu Yu crossed the traffic light with an umbrella. Along the way, the only sounds in his ears were the honking of horns and the sound of the pouring rain.
Five years ago, he realized that Xi Jiang was treating him like a pet, so he made preparations to escape. But there was no way out. If he angered Xi Jiang, he might fall into an even more devastating life.
There is only one chance, Xu Yu doesn't dare to gamble.
After that, he often couldn't control his emotions and couldn't help thinking of some extreme ways, such as if he died, he would be relieved, or if he disappeared, Xi Jiang would no longer keep him captive.
But when she thought about ending her life in this way and meeting her mother, she would be very sad and dared not think about it.
Fortunately, Xi Jiang didn't contact him so frequently after that, and his emotional breakdown was alleviated.
It's been too long since it's been this extreme.
I thought it wouldn't appear.
Xu Yu lowered his head and couldn't help but be afraid of himself, afraid that he would become a paranoid lunatic.
Everyone will stay away from him...
Close your eyes, open them again, in the blurry rain, on the boiling ground, Zhu Wenxu is standing not far away.
He was holding the same black umbrella, but his hair was soaked, and water droplets dripped onto his lining, leaving a small dark patch. He must have been standing there for a long time; his trouser legs were soaked, and water splashed on his leather shoes.
No one moved.
The wind carried dirt from the flower beds, carrying the fragrance of flowers from afar. The honking horns backed up, and the car slowed down with great courtesy as it rolled over the puddle.
Xu Yu heard his own heartbeat.
The next second, his figure moved and he strode over without any hesitation, with a certain determination.
The perfume was also mixed in the air, like adjusted alcohol entering Xu Yu's pores, making him boil.
"Xu Yu."
Xu Yu swallowed his saliva, wanted to step back, and tried to think about why he had such feelings for Zhu Wenxu, but his brain went blank.
He looked up blankly: "Huh?"
He let Zhu Wenxu's cold fingers brush across the corner of his mouth. The blood stains smeared on Zhu Wenxu's fingers and were splashed into the wind by the falling water droplets.
Xu Yu remembered Zhu Wenxu's eyes in the amusement park, the same as now, even clearer, his emotionless pupils were distracted, and there was a hint of compassion.
"Let's go, it's raining too hard."
Xu Yu didn't answer, but walked subconsciously. In just four days, he seemed to have gotten used to it, used to the distance of this road, and used to saying goodbye to Zhu Wenxu at the gate of the community.
"I wish you a happy future."
The first time I called his name.
Zhu Wenxu turned his head: "What's wrong?"
Hesitation, confusion, the alcohol still burning in my chest. My whole body felt like it was boiling over. I opened my mouth, trying to figure out how to speak.
"I……"
Xu Yu closed his eyes and moved away: "I want to ask you, do you want to go upstairs and sit for a while?"
In his lifetime, Xu Yu seemed to have never actively invited anyone. Not even Xi Jiang. In the past, he was too poor and too busy, and now he was living under someone else's roof. It didn't matter whether he had a home or not.
He has many online customers who are compatible with him, and the most frequently discussed relationship issue is whether a person with whom he has no connection but has met several times is his true love.
The answer is some yes and some no.
It seems like he has never counted his own.
"certainly."
Xu Yu looked up and saw Zhu Wenxu smiling at him: "Of course I do."
They walked upstairs one after the other without saying a word. Xu Yu turned on the light, found slippers for Zhu Wenxu, took down his towel, and went to the kitchen to make ginger soup.
The bed was a single bed, very small and narrow, with a desk that took up a large area and books on it. The wardrobe was also small, with only a few pieces of clothes hanging on it.
But it was very clean, and the air was filled with Xu Yu's faint scent of flowers and plants.
After finishing the soup, Xu Yu found another set of clothes and said, "You'll have to make do with it."
Zhu Wenxu took the clothes and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Very sincere gratitude.
He subconsciously said: "It's nothing, you're welcome."
Then, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom. Xu Yu simply treated the wound and put the soup on the table before going to look for clothes. The house was too small and the soundproofing was not that good. Xu Yu could hear noises from inside, a series of intermittent coughing and sniffling.
Does he have a cold?
Xu Yu lowered his head to look for medicine in the box, but found that there was no cold medicine. It was raining heavily outside, so he took out his mobile phone and ordered medicine to be delivered, and reminded the delivery man to be careful as the roads were slippery in the rain.
Zhu Wenxu came out. Xu Yu pointed at the soup on the small table and said, "Drink it. You'll get sick after taking a bath."
Zhu Wenxu said "OK" with a slightly nasal tone.
Xu Yu washed quickly, only washing his hair once, rinsing it with hot water before emerging in his pajamas. Afraid the rain would cause a power outage, he hurried to charge the floor lamp. Just then, the doorbell rang, and he stepped past Zhu Wenxu to get takeout.
Zhu Wenxu just watched Xu Yu busy himself, boiling water without stopping for a moment, pouring the water into a cup and bringing it to Zhu Wenxu.
"For me?"
He was a little overwhelmed.
Xu Yu nodded: "You caught a cold from the rain, didn't you? Your eyes are red from coughing."
Zhu Wenxu stared at the bowl of medicine: "It's really good."
"What's so good about this?"
Zhu Wenxu suggested: "You should drink it too, to ward off the cold."
"Can."
Xu Yu guessed that he must be afraid of hardship and had to give way to this pampered president.
The powder is ready. Xu Yu drank it in one gulp first, and then watched Zhu Wenxu drink it in one gulp as well. They placed the two cups facing each other.
Too sweet.
"That's great." he repeated.
Xu Yu picked up the cup and repeated, "That's great."
"What's wrong with your hand?" Zhu Wenxu noticed it then.
"fine."
"I'll take you to the hospital."
"Need not."
Zhu Wenxu sat there without moving, then he made a phone call and cleared the cups.
Putting it in the sink, Xu Yu just turned on the water when Zhu Wenxu's hand grabbed the sponge first: "Let me do it."
"Let me do it."
"I can't let you do everything," Zhu Wenxu said. "That's not good."
He lowered his head and began to wash the glass. Xu Yu watched from the side. The air was filled with the smell of detergent.
very nice.
They all think so.
Ten minutes later, Assistant Zhou braved the heavy rain to bring the medicine and left without asking any questions. Zhu Wenxu applied the medicine to Xu Yu and then bandaged him.
"Don't force yourself. Tell me if it hurts. I'll ask Zhou Ming to bring you more painkillers."
Xu Yu shook his head: "Don't embarrass Assistant Zhou, it's time to get off work."
Zhu Wenxu hummed, "Go to sleep."
Xu Yu was sleepy.
"good evening."
"good evening."
The next morning, Xu Yu woke up to find Zhu Wenxu gone. The sky cleared after the rain, and the flower beds near the gates on both sides of the community were in full bloom, their fragrance wafting far into the distance.
It was a rare occasion for him to wake up naturally. His palms didn't hurt as much anymore. He glanced at the refrigerator, wondering if he should buy some groceries. Then the phone rang, and Wang Li's voice came through the receiver: "Guess where I am?"
There is no silver here.
"Why are you here?"
"You can guess that?" Wang Li said, "I can't get in touch with you, so I came to see you and introduce you to someone I know."
Xu Yu stared at the rainbow in the distance: "Okay."
The answer was so smooth, without any worries at all.
"Are you in a good mood today?" Wang Li said, "That's easy. I'll take you out for some fun. Can you take some time off from work?"
"It's fine these days."
Wang Li was refreshed: "Come to the navigation, brother is here to pick you up."
The area where he lived was not far from the city center. After he finished packing and walked to the other side for less than ten minutes, a brand new supercar stopped in front of him.
The man who got out of the passenger seat was Wang Li: "Get in the car."
Xu Yu sat in the passenger seat, the smell of cigarette smoke thick, and rolled down the window. The car started, and Wang Li, who was sitting in the front, put out his cigarette.
"Let me introduce you. This is my friend, Fu Wa, the editor of a magazine in Qingying."
The man in the driver's seat said modestly, "Don't make me sound so great. I'm just an ordinary person, just trying to make a living."
Xu Yu: "Hello."
"How are you doing in Qingying? Is there anything you're not used to? How's your workplace? If not, I'll find you a new one."
There was a series of questions and Xu Yu didn't know which one to answer for a moment.
"fine."
"Qingying focuses on the arts, so you could look for a job related to writing. I see you're good-looking, so you could look into some modeling or extra roles. You'd definitely be suitable," Fu Wa joined in. "There's something even simpler. Qingying has a flower factory that packages flowers, much like a florist."
Xu Yu: "I'll take it into consideration, thank you."
Wang Li snorted coldly: "He is a talented person, he can definitely be my colleague."
Fu Wa was surprised: "Aren't you not bringing anyone with you? That was the rule of your sect before."
"I've been out of school for a few years now, so who's going to control me? But you're the one who's forgotten your roots. A few years ago, you said you wouldn't work for the school team, but now you're having a blast doing it." Wang Li said sarcastically, "If your teacher knew about this, he'd probably beat you to death with a stick."
"Haha, if I get beaten, so do you."
Wang Li gave Xu Yu the soda water in the passenger seat. "Don't worry about it. Fu Wa and I were college classmates. He went to study later, and I entered society early and met the editor-in-chief of a newspaper as my mentor. I worked with him for four or five years, and then he... went to jail, and I haven't seen him since."
Wang Li's tone slowed down when they talked about sad topics. Fu Wa stopped at a red light and offered him a piece of paper. "Don't talk about these unhappy things. Come on, I'll take you to eat."
A grilled fish restaurant.
The decoration of this restaurant is much better than the one where Xu Yu worked part-time before. The plates have patterns. The three of them sat down and followed Fu Wa's arrangements. Since they didn't drink while driving, they ordered a few bottles of Coke.
Fu Wa, who was a bit overweight, immediately found a wooden stool to sit on. Exhausted and panting, he complained to Wang Li, "Every time I come here to eat, I have to break a plastic stool. Later, the owner listened to my advice and provided wooden stools."
“It’s time to lose weight.”
"Get lost, who wants to listen to you?"
Xu Yu barely managed to join in their conversation, though Wang Li would occasionally chime in. It had been so long since they'd met, and Fu Wa had a lot to complain about, rambling on and on.
"I really regret it. My girlfriend asked me to go to Singapore, but I refused. Now we're broken up. She makes a million dollars a year, and a while ago she gave me a tie. I saw it was 5,000 yuan, and they wanted two-thirds of my salary." Fu Wa sighed, "I don't want to get married at all. We don't even have children, and the pressure is already so great."
Wang Li felt the same way: "My salary is just so-so, and I occasionally do some part-time work to make only around ten thousand yuan. But why did your ex-girlfriend give you a tie? Are you trying to get back together?"
"I think so. We went to the hotel a while ago."
Wang Li rolled his eyes: "Get lost, who wants to listen to you say this."
“…”
Xu Yu ate the fish silently without joining in their conversation. His cell phone in his pocket vibrated, and it was a message from Zhu Wenxu.
[Not at home?]
Xu Yu took a photo of the grilled fish and sent it to him: [Yes, Wang Li came over and met with me.]
The message box was typing a message, and the reply came almost instantly: [It’s over, I’ll pick you up.]
[good. ]
"What are you laughing at?" Wang Li glanced over, "Who are you being sweet with?"
Xu Yu put away his phone and said, "Nothing."
After eating the fish for about ten minutes, Fu Wa wanted to go to the bathroom. Wang Li opened another bottle of Coke and gave the first can to Xu Yu: "Did Xi Jiang contact you?"
"No." It's better not to contact him.
"The eldest young master of the Xi family has returned to China. This time, it seems he's competing with Xi Jiang for the heir. I heard some gossip in the circle, saying that Xi Jiang has already brought people to meet his parents. Even after all this, he still won't let you go. I almost want to vomit."
When Xi Jiang's name was mentioned, Xu Yu's face showed no emotion. Maybe he was used to it, or maybe he was numb. This made Wang Li feel particularly bad for him, and he drank the whole can of Coke in one gulp.
"Xu Yu, I really hope you can go further, even further." Wang Li added, "I can help you, absolutely."
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