Chapter 10 Leaving
This sentence came so suddenly that Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"
The night wind was a little cold. Yu Zechuan frowned and pulled up the zipper of his coat until the raised collar covered his chin. Then he repeated in a deep voice: "I said go back to your own home. Don't you understand?"
Just as the system said, his heart would only be soft for a moment, and if he missed this opportunity, there would never be a next time.
Yu Zechuanyu walked quickly into the apartment without waiting for Lu Yan's reaction. The translucent glass door downstairs opened and closed, completely blocking his tall figure from his sight.
"Yu Zechuan!"
Seeing this, Lu Yan instinctively took two steps forward, but the entrance below required an access card, so he was blocked outside and couldn't get in even if he wanted to.
Of course, Lu Yan didn't want to go in, he was just pretending.
Yu Zechuan took the elevator upstairs, his lips pressed into a straight line, his fingertips in his coat pockets tapping rapidly, just like his current irritable mood.
Yu Zechuan regretted it, and he started to regret it the moment he turned around.
He shouldn't let Lu Yan go, and he couldn't let Lu Yan go. If he went to Jiang Boyun to inform on him, his entire plan would be ruined. How could he not go and inform on him just because he thought Lu Yan liked him?
But Yu Zechuan never liked to look back. No matter how his brain struggled and clamored to catch Lu Yan back, his steps were still determined to walk towards home. The moment he opened the door, the darkness that surged over the sky almost drowned him.
Yu Zechuan felt rarely safe.
My brain, which had been in a state of emotional ups and downs just now, suddenly calmed down.
He closed the door behind him, took off his hat and mask and threw them on the table, then slowly walked towards the French window and opened the curtains.
"Blah!"
What was pouring in from outside was not the sunlight, but the quiet evening night and the ever-changing advertising lights of the building opposite.
Yu Zechuan lowered his eyes slightly, and somehow looked down, and saw Lu Yan still standing at the street corner. He was like a stupid boy who had a quarrel with his girlfriend, pacing back and forth anxiously, and occasionally looking up at the building -
Of course he couldn't see anything clearly.
Finally, his head lowered little by little, and he looked dispirited.
Is Lu Yan sad?
Yu Zechuan thought that after all, his behavior just now was indeed very strange.
"Why, why…"
Lu Yan was puzzled. He walked back and forth dozens of times downstairs of Yu Zechuan's house but still couldn't figure out why the other party let him go just now. Was he testing him again?
Lu Yan likes to lower his head when thinking. He stares at the ground with frowned brows and mutters to himself:
"That doesn't make sense. Didn't we already try it once at the mall?"
"Does Yu Zechuan really intend to let me go?"
"But what if there are people lying in ambush nearby?"
Thinking of this, Lu Yan looked around inconspicuously, quietly observing the environment while turning in circles. However, he did not find any suspicious vehicles or people, and an incredible thought arose in his mind -
Could it be that Yu Zechuan really wants to let him go?
Although this guess was somewhat untrue, the more Lu Yan thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. To be on the safe side, he did not leave immediately, but wandered downstairs of the apartment building until late at night, until his legs were numb, and then he "distractedly" hailed a taxi on the side of the road to go home.
The blue taxi gradually went away and disappeared from sight.
“Wow——”
Seeing this, Yu Zechuan finally closed the curtains, retracted his gaze, and walked to the sofa to lie down and rest. His thin body was deeply sunken in the sofa, almost swallowed by the soft filling. His pale and cracked lips were slightly pursed, and the high fever from yesterday was still a little bit.
Yu Zechuan closed his eyes tiredly and breathed heavily.
He has always chosen the wrong people and the wrong paths in his life. He hopes that his decision to let Lu Yan go today will not make him regret it.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan had returned to his rental house. He had only been away for three days, and seeing the furnishings inside gave him an inexplicable feeling of being away for a long time.
Lu Yan threw the shopping bag in his hand onto the sofa and lay down on it. He sighed in comfort, turned over lazily, and communicated with the system with his mind: "Next, I just need to avoid a few of them and live safely until the end of the month, and then my mission will be accomplished."
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, looking a little proud.
A black heart carrying an electric current quietly appeared above his body. When he got closer, he could even feel its beating rhythm: [Are you proud of surviving by deceiving other people's feelings? ]
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows: "Cheating feelings? It won't be too late for you to say this when Yu Zechuan falls in love with me."
Yu Zechuan didn't love him, at most he was just soft-hearted for the moment. For the sake of his life, Lu Yan lied to him without any psychological burden.
Considering that Jiang Boyun had died in the bathroom in the previous game, Lu Yan felt a little uncomfortable. When he was taking a shower at night, he stood at the bathroom door for a long time, thinking about whether to move to another place, when someone suddenly knocked on the door from outside, almost shaking off the wall plaster: "Lu Yan! Lu Yan, are you home?!"
Lu Yan's heart tightened when he heard the voice, thinking that someone was coming to kill him again. However, when he listened carefully, he found that it was a woman's voice.
Lu Yan walked over and opened the door a crack, only to see a woman in her fifties standing outside. She had fashionable fluffy curls, a plump figure wearing a slightly flashy maroon skirt, and a plump face.
Lu Yan searched his memory for a moment before finding the corresponding address: "Aunt Lin, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The landlady was holding a plastic advertising fan in her hand, fanning it up and down, making a clanging sound. "Xiao Lu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you've owed two quarters of rent. I was flexible last time because you said you were sick and short of money, but you can't put it off this time. My old man is mad."
Lu Yan: “Ah…”
The landlady glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? Pay the rent now!"
Lu Yan: “Oh…”
Having owed two quarters of rent, Lu Yan was too embarrassed to delay any further, so he had to scan the QR code to pay in front of the landlady. When the other party left with satisfaction, Lu Yan stared at the less than three-digit balance on his bank card and fell into deep thought.
Eighteen dollars?
There was no need for Yu Zechuan to do anything, as Qiong had already beaten Lu Yan up. There were still 27 days left in the month, and he didn't even have enough to eat steamed buns. His final fate might not be death at the hands of Yu Zechuan, but starvation to death!
When he realized this, Lu Yan felt dizzy and almost passed out.
Eighteen yuan. Even when he was the poorest, he still had thirty yuan in his pocket!
When Lu Yan saw the luxury items on the sofa, he held on to the last glimmer of hope. He struggled to get up, found the invoice, and then called the number on it. The answer he finally got was that returns were not allowed for luxury items purchased in physical stores.
grass!
Lu Yan fell on the sofa in despair.
What to do if you have no money?
Do you want to work?
As a person, he still needs to work in his life, and he was indeed embarrassed to sell the luxury goods bought by Yu Zechuan to others.
Lu Yan was forced to bow his head in the face of reality. He got up from bed early the next morning and prepared to go to work. He didn't even dare to take a taxi. He picked up a shared bicycle and rode all the way to his former workplace.
Yinchuan Group.
Lu Yan squeezed the handbrake and stopped handsomely, looking up at the office building reaching into the sky, thinking that it was worthy of being the leading real estate company in City A, the headquarters was really impressive.
Lu Yan locked his shared bike at the door of the company building and walked straight into the lobby, ignoring the surprised looks from passers-by. He used his work ID to swipe through the gate and clock in for work, then took the elevator upstairs following the route he remembered and found his department.
He originally worked in the Finance Department of Yinchuan Group and was a small leader before. However, ever since the embezzlement of public funds case five years ago, many people were implicated and resigned, and he was demoted to an ordinary employee in order to avoid suspicion.
When Lu Yan walked into the office, there were already quite a few people sitting inside. The sound of keyboards typing filled the air, and it was obvious that they were already working.
A man with a crew cut and black-framed glasses was sitting in the corner eating breakfast. He suddenly saw Lu Yan coming in, looked up and said in surprise: "Lu Yan, you really came to work?"
Lu Yan learned from his memory that this was Jiang Kangkang, his best friend in the company, and he responded casually: "Of course I have to go to work. If I don't go to work, I will starve to death."
His workstation was next to Jiang Kangkang, and the two of them sat side by side, making it very convenient for them to whisper.
Jiang Kangkang took a bite of bread, leaned closer to him and reminded him, "Brother, you should hide for two days. Chen Baopi called you yesterday to urge you to work overtime, but you didn't come, which made him very angry. In addition, you haven't been to work for three days, and he has already complained to the HR department."
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows: "Are you here to work overtime?"
Jiang Kangkang nodded sadly: "Nonsense, if you don't come, you're just looking for death."
Lu Yan was absent-minded: "Oh...is your bread delicious?"
Jiang Kangkang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and subconsciously looked down at his breakfast: "You're talking about this, I bought it at the convenience store downstairs, you want to buy it too?"
Lu Yan shook his head honestly: "No, I want to ask if you can give me half."
Jiang Kangkang: “…”
Lu Yan didn't eat breakfast this morning. He stared at the bread in Jiang Kangkang's hand with a look of pressure that was too strong for anyone to bear. Jiang Kangkang could only hand him the remaining bread in the bag and said with sympathy: "Brother, how come you are in such a miserable state now?"
Lu Yan took the bread and ate it clean in two or three bites: "I only have 18 bucks left on me now. Why do you think I am so miserable... By the way, we are good brothers, right?"
Facing Lu Yan's expectant look, Jiang Kangkang nodded hesitantly: "Forget it."
Lu Yan's eyes lit up: "Then can you lend me two thousand yuan?"
Jiang Kangkang's expression immediately changed: "No."
Lu Yan was puzzled: "Why?"
Jiang Kangkang: "You haven't paid me back the eight thousand you owed me last time."
Lu Yan: “…”
I almost forgot that the original body is now heavily in debt. All the relatives and friends around him who can talk to him have lent him money. Only a fool would get involved.
Lu Yan slumped down in his chair, never having felt so hopeless before. Manager Chen walked into the office at 8:30 and saw Lu Yan slumped in his chair. He rolled up the magazine in his hand, walked over and banged on the table, holding back his anger and yelling, "Lu Yan!"
Lu Yan opened his eyes subconsciously and saw a fat, bald man standing in front of him. Colleagues nearby all looked over, some trembling with fear, while others were happy to see the excitement.
"Manager Chen?"
Lu Yan's eyelids jumped, and he sat up straight in his chair: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Manager Chen still resented the fact that he had talked back to him yesterday. Now that he had caught Lu Yan's little trick, there was no reason for him to let him go: "What do I want to talk to you about?! Why don't you think about what you did wrong?! Did you look at the watch? Do you know what time it is? Your colleagues are all working at their desks, but you are actually lying on a chair and sleeping?!"
The series of questions made Manager Chen look quite aggressive, and one of his sparse hairs even stood up due to excessive anger.
Lu Yan glanced at the time and said, "I checked. The company has set a start time of 8:45, but it's only 8:30 now."
Manager Chen choked: "Lu Yan, everyone else is working, why are you the only one sitting idle?!"
Lu Yan smiled and said, "Yes, Manager, why are you idle while everyone else is busy?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter all around. Everyone knew that Manager Chen came in through the back door, had no idea about accounting, and only knew how to supervise them to work overtime every day. He was a typical figure who lived a life of idleness and waiting to die.
Manager Chen's face turned pale and blue when he heard this. He pointed at Lu Yan with trembling fingers and gritted his teeth, "Lu Yan, you are so good, not only do you slack off at work, but you also dare to insult your leader. Get out! Pack up your things and get out immediately. The company can't tolerate a big Buddha like you!"
His voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the corridor, and employees from the next department all ran over to crowd at the door to watch the excitement.
Xue Jin happened to be at work. When he passed by the corridor, he frowned and said seriously, "What happened? Why are you standing here so early in the morning? Don't you have to go to work?!"
Although he looks gentle and smiles naturally, he is very ruthless when doing things, and many people in the company are afraid of him. After these words came out, everyone dispersed with a bang. Even Manager Chen noticed that something was wrong. He turned around and looked at the door, and his high-pitched voice suddenly stopped.
"Mr. Xue, why are you here?"
Xue Jin?!
Seeing this, Lu Yan's pupils shrank and he turned around subconsciously. He was so focused on how to make money at work yesterday that he almost forgot that Xue Jin was also in the company. Although Yu Zechuan let him go, Xue Jin might not.
What should I do?
While Lu Yan was racking his brain, Xue Jin had already walked into the office: "Manager Chen, what happened? Why are you making such a fuss so early in the morning? We have to hold a board meeting in the morning. What if the leaders see it?"
Manager Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "You are right. Just now, an employee in our department was not serious at work and I scolded him. I didn't expect him to talk back, so we accidentally started a quarrel."
"staff?"
When Xue Jin heard this, he realized that Lu Yan was standing next to him. His face changed and his heart was suddenly filled with shock. He obviously didn't expect Yu Zechuan to let Lu Yan go.
The office was so small that Lu Yan had no place to hide. Facing Xue Jin's surprised gaze, he smiled slightly and had to say hello: "Mr. Xue, what a coincidence."
“…”
Xue Jin didn't say anything, but he had been in the business world for many years, so he calmed down in a few breaths and said slowly, "Manager Chen, your department is not under my jurisdiction, but young people should be given more opportunities. Who didn't get promoted from that period? Don't you agree?"
Manager Chen could tell that he was biased towards Lu Yan, so he said in surprise, "Boss Xue, you don't know how passive this employee is! I called him yesterday and asked him to come over to work overtime, but he didn't come, and he even said something like he was kidnapped. No normal person would make up such a boring excuse. We must not keep a psychopath like him in our company..."
Lu Yan could no longer hear what Manager Chen said next. Facing Xue Jin's gradually cold gaze, there were only three bright words in his mind at this moment -
Death! Determined!
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