Misunderstand?
Compared to rush hour, the subway at night seems very empty, like a can that has been emptied one by one, with only three or two people left in it.
Zhou Min sat in the seat, looking directly at the slightly tilted double-glazed glass opposite. Two vague figures were reflected in it: her and Zhou Qiting.
She was still wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and a black pleated skirt today. In the blurry picture, she and Zhou Qiting, who was wearing a black long skirt, seemed to blend in yet be incompatible.
Zhou Qiting drank a lot of wine tonight. At this moment, he was leaning on Zhou Min's shoulder with his head tilted to the side, as if he was sleeping soundly.
The heat penetrated the thin fabric of the shirt and burned Zhou Min's skin. The breathing beside her ear was gentle. She only needed to turn her head slightly to see Zhou Qiting's peaceful sleeping face.
But she didn't dare look.
So she sat there straight, trying to think through her alcohol-muddied brain, wondering whether Zhou Qiting had done this on purpose.
"I came here today in your CEO Zheng's car, not driving."
So it is also reasonable to take other means of transportation.
"You seem to live on Xishan Road? Coincidentally, I'm going to Cunde Road, and we both take Line 6."
So it makes sense to take the same subway.
"No need to buy a one-way ticket. I have a transportation card."
Oh, right, the transportation card.
Zhou Min suddenly remembered that when she saw Zhou Qiting swiping the NFC to pass through the gate, the balance displayed on the LCD screen of the gate was 200 yuan, and the number of rides this month was 0.
If he had taken the subway before, it was unlikely that the balance would be even, and now it was the end of the month, which at least meant that Zhou Yiting had not taken the subway once this month.
Thinking of this, Zhou Min pushed the non-existent glasses on his nose with his index finger.
To sum up, Zhou Min reasonably suspected that this was Zhou Qiting’s new transportation card, and she did it on purpose.
Does Zhou Qiting know that she is pursuing the person who wants to kill her as if she were an ordinary girl?
Zhou Min, who had figured this out, felt a little depressed and straightened his body unnaturally. The person next to him hummed unconsciously and seemed to be sliding down.
Zhou Min quickly used his free hand to support her head to prevent her from waking up.
As a result, while Zhou Min was in a hurry, he could not avoid seeing Zhou Qiting's sleeping face.
She once again looked at Zhou Yiting at that time through the same perspective, through fifteen years of time.
They were both very weak at the time, and while escaping from the tiger's jaws, they fell into a long-abandoned hunting trap in the wild. It was both lucky and unfortunate.
Fortunately, the trap did not have any deadly spikes, but unfortunately, the depth of the trap was too deep for two frail ten-year-old children to climb over with their bare hands.
Both of them fell from a great height and were in a very miserable state. At that time, Zhou Qiting was leaning against Zhou Min to rest with a pale face, as fragile as a bubble that would burst at the slightest touch.
I finally escaped, I can't stop here.
"Zhou Qiting, you go first." Zhou Min was innocent and passionate at that time. He used up his last bit of strength to lift Zhou Qiting up and let her step on his shoulders. "You must remember what you promised me."
What did Zhou Qiting say at that time?
She stood at the edge of the pit, the moonlight shining softly on her face. She stared down at Zhou Min, who was panting at the bottom of the pit, with her dark eyes.
Then, she leaned over, stretched out her slender hand, and said to Zhou Min coldly: "If you don't go with me, I will take back my promise."
"You don't have enough strength. I'll pull you down." Zhou Min shook his head dejectedly and continued, "Go quickly. After you escape, find someone to come back and save me."
In fact, they all knew that if Zhou Min continued to stay here, rather than any subsequent rescue, the first people he would probably wait for were the criminals who came to search for him.
Zhou Min, who is worthless, will only end up dead.
Zhou Qiting didn't say anything else, but he didn't take his hand back either. He just stared at Zhou Min's golden eyes until Zhou Min finally lost his temper and grabbed Zhou Qiting's hand.
Perhaps it was due to Zhou Qiting's tight grip on his hands, or perhaps it was due to his own survival instinct, but when the two were about to run out of strength, Zhou Min, who had already exhausted all his strength, seemed to have a last hurrah, and climbed out of the pit along the inner wall, kicking and stomping.
Zhou Min, who had escaped death, collapsed on the ground. Before he could recover, he felt his weak right hand being picked up by Zhou Qiting. Their slender little fingers were hooked together and their thumbs were gently pressed together.
Just like when she asked Zhou Yiting to promise her that thing before, it was a gesture of promise between children.
"Zhou Min, even if we have to die, we will die together." A solemn and unquestionable promise.
Her original intention was not to abandon Zhou Min and escape alone, but Zhou Min has remembered it until now, and morbidly regards it as proof that Zhou Qiting is willing to die with her.
"What are you thinking about?" The person next to her had woken up while Zhou Min was lost in her memories, and was looking at her with his dark eyes that were still as deep as the night sky.
"I'm thinking about you." In order to cover up his panic of being discovered, Zhou Min did not hide it. Instead, he raised his hand and brushed the hair scattered beside Zhou Yiting's cheek behind her ear. His warm fingertips lightly brushed her earlobe, which made the sleepiness of the person who had just woken up disappear.
"I was wondering why you wanted to get a new subway card," Zhou Min added, not quite calmly. Suddenly, he felt a malicious desire to see Zhou Yiting fall into a passive position, and then asked bluntly, "Are you pursuing me?"
Zhou Min didn't see the expected reaction. Zhou Qiting raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, can you give me a chance?"
Having exhausted the courage accumulated by alcohol, Zhou Min's attack failed and he was knocked into a state of stiffness by Zhou Qiting. He didn't dare to look at Zhou Qiting again until he got out of the subway.
With a "beep" sound, the subway door behind him slowly closed, and Zhou Min's phone vibrated. It was a message from Zhou Qiting.
"You can miss me."
Echoing the words "I'm thinking of you", Zhou Min, with a blushing face, decided not to speak to Zhou Qiting again.
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the next day.
Zhou Min sat at her workstation in the corner, doing nothing. As expected, her boss didn't assign her any tasks, and she was happy to be idle, since she wasn't really there to work anyway.
On the other hand, the plant lover Huang Peiyi who was sitting next to her seemed to be working diligently, but she would turn her head and glance at Zhou Min curiously from time to time.
Zhou Min was down to the last two squares of the Minesweeper game on her computer. It was time to try her luck, but she felt unlucky. She turned around and met Huang Peiyi's curious gaze. She asked, "When you leave the house, do you step left or right first?"
"Huh?" The question, which made the people around her stunned, but she thought for a moment and answered hesitantly: "Left foot?"
Zhou Min moved the mouse and clicked the left box. Luckily, he didn't step on a landmine. In a good mood, he took out a box of peach-flavored Pocky from his bag, placed it on Huang Peiyi's desk, and said with a smile: "I'll treat you."
"Oh, thank you." Huang Peiyi reciprocated and gave Zhou Min a handful of green apple flavored hard candies.
As they interacted, they gradually became familiar with each other. Huang Peiyi, chewing her biscuits, boldly asked, "Xiao Min, what is your relationship with Miss Zhou?"
Thinking about what happened last night, Zhou Min was unusually at a loss for words. After a long silence, he managed two words: "Not familiar."
Huang Peiyi looked incredulous and continued, "Miss Zhou clearly came here last night to accompany Mr. Zheng, but she ended up sitting next to you. Didn't you see Mr. Zheng leave with a sullen face?"
Is the dark face because you're being used as a tool? Zhou Min was about to speak when he heard Huang Peiyi's next explosive words.
She lowered her voice and said sympathetically, "Could it be that when Ms. Zheng saw Miss Zhou bringing you up there herself that day, the couple got jealous and started a fight, so you became part of their play last night?"
It turns out that your company assumes that they are a couple.
Zhou Min opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time. He could only make an expression that combined "sudden enlightenment", "unbelievable" and "compromise", closed his eyes and shook his head, sighing deeply.
How can it not be considered a skill to be able to figure out such a complex story from just a tiny bit of information?
Anyway, the parties involved don't know either. Zhou Min explained with a strong tea aroma: "That day was a complete accident. I didn't know things would develop like this. I still hope that Mr. Zheng and Miss Zhou can resolve the misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding?"
The lazy voice behind her was soft, but it struck Zhou Min's eardrums like thunder, making her back stiffen.
Zhou Min immediately had a strong desire to retire. On the one hand, it was because she was so careless that she didn't notice someone approaching. On the other hand, she felt that Zhou Qiting, who walked silently, was more suitable to be a killer than her.
Is Zhou Qiting's nickname Ah Man? How come he showed up so quickly?
Huang Peiyi, who was standing by, was well aware of the essence of slacking off. She had pretended to be working seriously even while gossiping. Now she had quickly gotten into the state, leaning her head against the document and thinking as if nothing had happened, occasionally picking up a pen to draw.
It would be more like her if she could wipe the cookie crumbs from her mouth. Zhou Min was surprised that she had the leisure to pay attention to the state of her good colleague at this moment.
Looking at myself, my computer was on the Minesweeper victory screen, which I hadn't had time to close. A handful of green-wrapped green apple hard candies were scattered on the desktop. It didn't look like I was working seriously at all.
She had no choice but to force a smile, turned around and politely greeted Zhou Qiting behind her: "Miss Zhou, good afternoon."
Looking at Zhou Min who was like a furry kitten, Zhou Qiting rarely failed to tease her. With her slender fingers hooked on the single cup bag, she gently placed a cup of white peach oolong milk tea on her desk and said softly: "Maybe you will like this taste." Then she left quietly.
Zhou Min knew that Zhou Qiting came over quietly with the intention of not attracting too much attention, but Zhou Min only raised his head slightly and was caught by a lot of curious gazes.
"Miss Zhou, please have some milk tea." Only after Zhou Yiting left did General Zheng's assistant finally arrive, carrying two large bags of milk tea in each hand.
Zhou Min, who had just said that he was not familiar with Zhou Qiting, now looked at the milk tea brought by Miss Zhou herself, and deeply experienced what it meant to be slapped in the face at the speed of light.
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