Chapter 13 Gift
After dinner, Lin Xu took Chen Jinhe to the mall to pick out a lighter for Zhou Yan.
The style is simple, which fits Zhou Yan's tough appearance.
This is the largest amount of money Lin Xu has spent in the past six months.
But he didn't feel bad, because Zhou Yan's kindness to him was worth his return.
Besides, he has a job, so he won't have to worry about the money he has to make ends meet next month.
After Lin Xu returned home, he washed the accumulated clothes, cleaned the house, and then waited for Zhou Yan to come back from get off work.
But by seven o'clock in the evening, he still hadn't seen Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan is busy at work and working overtime is common.
Lin Xu looked at his phone several times, but in the end he did not send the inquiry message.
Zhou Yan still hadn't returned at ten o'clock in the evening. It seemed that he had gone out for a social event.
Lin Xu returned to the room, found a note, and wrote a message:
"Thank you, Brother Zhou. I've found a job at a company I really like. Please accept this small gift. Thank you for your care. I wish you the best of luck in your career." — Lin Xu.
Lin Xu put the note on the small gift box, placed the box on the coffee table and went back to his room to sleep.
Zhou Yan did go out to socialize with clients today, and he met a difficult client.
The other party is from Xiangcheng. He is rich and powerful and is unyielding.
I drank a bottle and a half of white wine and talked a lot, but the other party showed no intention of giving in.
Later, they moved to KTV, where Zhou Yan sang three Cantonese songs in a row. The last song, "Kisses Everywhere", made the other party so excited that they gave Zhou Yan a chance for a field trip.
By the time we sent the customer away, it was almost one o'clock.
Zhou Yan called a designated driver to take him home.
When they arrived downstairs of a building, Zhou Yan remembered that he was too busy today and forgot to ask Lin Xu about the results of the interview.
I don’t know whether the person who can’t take care of himself applied medicine to his legs on time.
He must be asleep at this time, so Zhou Yan didn't send a message to disturb him. He just smoked a cigarette in the car.
He was the only one in the parking lot at this hour, and it was so quiet that he could hear his own breathing.
I rubbed my sore temples, calculating that I still had five hours before going back to work, feeling exhausted.
I casually flipped through my circle of friends and saw some people were having parties, some were traveling, some were showing off their kids, and some were complaining about their stupid colleagues.
There's only his circle of friends, nothing else.
Because I really felt there was nothing worth photographing.
Zhou Yan held a cigarette in his mouth, leaned back in his chair and smiled.
What's the point of him working so hard to make money?
Because of busy work, I don’t have time to spend with my girlfriend, nor do I have the energy to create romance. Even having dinner together in the evening is a luxury, not to mention vacation travel.
He had actually expected Xiaoyu to leave.
From the moment the two of them started to quarrel endlessly, it seemed like the end of this relationship was in sight.
But those real things, including houses and cars, cannot be acquired without money.
In the early years, I wanted to create some romance but I didn’t have the money.
When he really earned all this, Xiaoyu chose to leave because it was too boring to be with him.
Zhou Yan couldn't have the best of both worlds, and he never blamed Xiaoyu for her choice.
I can only blame myself for my limited ability and the fact that we two are not destined to be together.
Zhou Yan's original intention of finding someone to share the house with was that he was a little afraid of loneliness.
He was afraid that he would be alone when he returned home every day, afraid that he would really question the present, and afraid that he would feel hopeless and confused about the future.
Finding someone to share a house with and watching others live the same way day after day will give him a sense of security.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yan thought of the small clip on Lin Xu's head.
Bright and vibrant.
Zhou Yan seemed to have recovered some energy. He got out of the car and took the elevator upstairs.
At this time, Lin Xu had already fallen asleep. The door of his side bedroom was closed and it was quiet.
But it's not completely quiet.
The house smelled fresh and clean. The windows on the balcony were not closed, and the evening breeze brought the fragrance of plants and soil into the room.
Full of vitality.
Zhou Yan sat on the sofa and opened a bottle of mineral water.
Then I saw the small box on the coffee table.
There was a cartoon lamb-shaped note stuck on it.
Lin Xu expressed his gratitude and blessings to him in neat and tidy handwriting.
Zhou Yan opened the box and found a metal lighter inside.
It feels great in the hand and has a nice heft to it.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and pushed open the lid with his thumb.
The flint rubbed against each other, igniting a cluster of blue flames that danced quietly in the dark night.
The bright light was like the light in Lin Xu's eyes, warm and pure.
Full of hope.
Zhou Yan closed the lid again, put the lighter safely in his pocket, looked in the direction of the side bedroom door and said thank you softly.
The next day, morning.
Zhou Yan was washing his face when the door of Lin Xu's room suddenly opened.
Lin Xu rushed to the bathroom door like a furry puppy, and stopped when he saw Zhou Yan there.
Seeing a shirtless man early in the morning is more effective than an alarm clock and can wake you up instantly.
Zhou Yan's bathroom is separated into dry and wet areas, so one person can go to the toilet while the other washes up without disturbing each other.
But Lin Xu was still a little embarrassed, and didn't dare to look up at Zhou Yan when he moved aside to enter the inner room.
After returning from the water run, Zhou Yan took out all of Lin Xu's toothbrush cups.
The house was originally configured as a wedding room, and the washbasin was big enough for two people.
Lin Xu stood next to Zhou Yan and appeared in the mirror with him.
"Did you remember to apply medicine on your legs last night?" Zhou Yan asked with his head tilted.
"Yes, I have. It's much better now."
"Thank you for your gift, and thank you even more for your blessing. I like it very much." Zhou Yan thanked Lin Xu.
"I should thank you. I submitted my resume to this company during my senior year, but they didn't even give me an interview. Thanks to you for reminding me to revise my resume and helping me practice interview content, I was able to successfully get the job."
Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Which company?"
Zhou Yan is in the business of organizing and arranging exhibitions, and he also has business dealings with some gardening design companies. If it is a well-known company, he should know it.
"Qingying's artistic conception is one of the best in the industry."
Zhou Yan smiled calmly. He actually knew this place.
"Congratulations."
"Hehe, but it's not that close to here. I have to leave early."
The two of them stood together to wash and then went back to the room to change clothes.
Lin Xu had to go out early because he wanted to take the subway. He changed his clothes and put on his shoes at the door, while calling towards Zhou Yan's room: "Brother Zhou, I'm leaving first. See you tonight."
"Wait a minute." Zhou Yan called him.
"What's going on? I'm running out of time. Please tell me on WeChat."
Lin Xu was really afraid that he would be late on the first day.
Zhou Yan had already dressed and came out, and also went to the door to change his shoes.
"Let's go together."
"If you were driving, you wouldn't have to leave so early, right?"
Zhou Yan put his arm around Lin Xu's shoulders, took him in his arms and walked out, saying with a smile, "Your company is just upstairs from ours. You can always take my car from now on."
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