Chen Xu next to her didn't say anything. She couldn't even feel his breathing. In such empty silence, she felt depressed. She subconsciously pressed the power button of her phone, but the screen did not light up.

Chen Xu's phone was out of battery. The last time it lit up was at 10:33. It had been more than an hour since they were trapped in the elevator.

As of now, the power has not been restored and no one has come to check. She knows her fears may become a reality and they will be trapped here until tomorrow morning.

During this period, Chen Xu said a few words at the beginning, but was silent afterwards, without any movement. She even suspected that he was gone, which was why she frequently turned on the screen of her mobile phone.

[Is he still there? Is he asleep? ]

In such a dark and silent environment, she felt increasingly depressed and even a little uneasy.

Bang.

She had been standing for a long time and her heel was a little painful, so she changed to another supporting foot. Her high heels made a sound when they stepped on the ground, which was particularly abrupt.

Seeing that there was still no movement from Chen Xu, Luo Xiyun could no longer hold back and asked, "Chen Xu?"

"Um?"

The other party immediately gave a response.

She breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then her heart was blocked again. She was really angry. Since she was awake, why didn't she make any noise?

"What's wrong?" Chen Xu's voice still sounded so calm.

Luo Xiyun could only suppress the anger in his heart. After a pause, he asked, "Where are you from?"

Chen Xu said, "XX City."

She searched in her mind and remembered that it was a prefecture-level city in the western part of the province. "Why did you come to work here?"

"I went to university in this city, and after graduation, I stayed here."

…………

At first, Luo Xiyun just couldn't stand such an environment, it was too depressing, so he tried to find topics to chat with him.

She was worried that things would soon get awkward. She wasn't good at finding topics to chat with others, so she racked her brains to come up with a few topics.

However, to her surprise, Chen Xu was very talkative and there was no dull moment. Before she knew it, he had taken the lead in the conversation.

There was a subtle magnetism in his voice, and his tone was neither hurried nor slow. It was very comfortable to listen to. As they talked, her somewhat irritated heart gradually calmed down.

I don’t know how much time passed.

"...I grew up with my grandmother, and she was very strict with us. I have a cousin who often did things badly and was scolded by her, but she never scolded me..."

When Luo Xiyun said this, she was suddenly startled and stopped. She had never told anyone about these things, even Liu Yumeng, she rarely mentioned family matters. But now she told a subordinate about it.

She suddenly stopped talking, and Chen Xu asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

We had such a good chat just now that she let down all her guard.

Luo Xiyun thought to himself, and naturally didn't want to continue talking, so he changed the subject, "You are quite talkative, why don't you usually talk much?"

"When you're working, you don't need to talk too much. It's easy to be annoying."

She subconsciously wanted to refute, but then she changed her mind and realized that communicating with colleagues and communicating with superiors must be different. Just like her, she really didn't like subordinates who talked too much. If Chen Xu had chatted with her about these things in another situation, she would have fired him long ago.

"I don't know what time it is now." Chen Xu seemed not to want to talk about this topic anymore, so he changed his topic.

Luo Xiyun touched her wrist. She didn't have the habit of wearing a watch. Now she always carried her cell phone with her, and the watch had become a decoration. Their cell phones were out of battery, and they didn't even know the time.

"Probably around twelve o'clock." She could only roughly estimate, and while speaking, she changed her supporting foot.

"You've been standing like this for a long time, you must be very tired. Otherwise, sit down and rest for a while." Chen Xu said.

After hearing what he said, Luo Xiyun couldn't help but bend down and rub her sore and numb legs. She rarely stood for a long time. Now she was really tired and painful after standing for so long. She still said, "No need."

In the elevator, there are countless people going in and out every day. She would definitely not sit on the floor that has been stepped on by so many people. She didn't even want to take off her shoes, preferring to stay in her high heels and grit her teeth.

Then, she heard some noise coming from Chen Xu's side, the sound of something being torn apart. Just as she was wondering, she heard him say, "I just got new shoes today, and I haven't worn them yet. Put them on."

"No……"

She refused subconsciously. She was against using other people's things from the bottom of her heart.

"Change them quickly. You're going to lose your feet after standing in high heels for more than ten hours?" Chen Xu's voice became more serious.

Her eyebrows raised and she was about to speak when she heard him say, "What about your job if you get hurt?"

This made her hesitate. Her feet were sore, numb and painful now, and it would be difficult for her to hold on for that long. Now the new department was all dependent on her, and Liu Kun couldn't leave. If she got injured, the department would have no one to take charge, which would be very detrimental to the plan.

In comparison, work is of course more important, and it’s a pair of new shoes that have never been worn.

"Thanks……"

She spoke softly, reaching out her hand in the dark, touching something soft, and taking it by the bottom of her hand. When she got closer, she could clearly smell the unique smell of glue that was characteristic of new shoes.

She squatted down and put on her shoes. When she stood up, she found that they didn't fit her feet well and were too big. However, the soft soles greatly relieved the pain in her feet and instantly relieved her pain.

The soles of these shoes are obviously softer than ordinary shoes, and they are probably special running shoes.

"Thank you." She thanked him again.

"You're welcome." After Chen Xu finished speaking, he fell silent again and didn't speak for a long time.

Luo Xiyun felt the alienated atmosphere at the beginning again. She was a little puzzled. They were chatting well just now. She asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

Chen Xu paused for a moment before saying, "I was thinking, if your family finds out that you didn't go back, they will definitely try to find you. Maybe you can be rescued in advance."

lie.

Luo Xiyun keenly noticed the pause before he spoke, but did not expose him, and said, "I live alone, even if I don't go back tonight, no one will know."

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it."

(End of this chapter)