Chapter 43 Work
Ji Min's forehead was throbbing with veins.
"Explain it to me." He said coldly.
Lu Ran said confidently: "This is a talisman!"
Ji Min didn't believe his nonsense at all: "Take it off."
Lu Ran pointed at the photo on the pendant and said seriously:
"If the Shen family wants to touch my dog, I will open this pendant and show it to them. After seeing your photo, they will definitely not dare to touch it."
Ji Min: "..."
Quite reasonable.
"It's up to you." He said.
After being called down, Lu Ran was not in a hurry to leave.
It was still early.
He sat down in a corner of the sofa with Da Huang in his arms, looked up and asked Ji Min: "What time do you get off work every night?"
"Something?" Ji Min asked.
Ji Min is a little strange.
He has a disability and his temper is obviously not good.
So most people keep their distance from him.
The boy in front of him was obviously like this at the beginning.
But during this period of time, Lu Ran seemed to have let down his psychological defenses.
Not only did he have the guts to ask him to help raise a dog, he also had the audacity to print out his photo and hang it on the dog. Now he even dared to ask about his off-work hours.
It's like...
Da Huang was annoyed by being hugged, so he jumped off Lu Ran's legs, walked to Ji Min's wheelchair and lay down.
Ji Min lowered his eyes to look at the puppy at his feet, then raised his head to look at the boy on the sofa.
Just like a tamed stray dog.
He was extremely alert at first, but now he rushes over to him with his tail wagging when he sees him.
"Because you look like you get off work very late at night." Lu Ran explained, "If you are free, I will come to pick up Da Huang later, so that I can do some odd jobs at night."
Ji Min frowned subconsciously.
He glanced at the boy's small body that was obviously malnourished, and said in a deep voice: "You get off work at seven o'clock now."
"Yes! It's New Year's Day now, and the salary for part-time jobs at night is very high." Lu Ran's eyes sparkled, like a puppy excitedly discussing where to find food again.
Ji Min paused.
He rubbed his knuckles with his fingertips, and then casually gave a time: "Eleven o'clock."
Lu Ran was surprised and sighed.
How can you stay up so late even though you are a boss?
"Don't worry, I will definitely come before eleven o'clock!" Lu Ran made an OK gesture and left.
He did what he said and found a part-time job that night.
The boy was obviously busy.
Da Huang stayed in Ji Min's office longer.
This seemed to be a good thing for Ji Min.
During the long and boring working hours at night, he would occasionally take a break and stare at the puppy sleeping on the sofa.
Occasionally, when Da Huang got up and moved around, he would play ball with Da Huang.
The puppy was well taught and would take the ball to people and wait for people to throw it.
Ji Min was spared the hassle of bending over to pick up the ball while sitting in a wheelchair.
It's just...
the boy who came to pick up the puppy at night was obviously not in a very good condition.
Lu Ran rushed in.
Ji Min stopped throwing the ball and looked up.
"I'm not late, am I?" Lu Ran asked.
He had just finished his work and there was still sweat on his forehead.
Ji Min took a closer look and still saw a faint shadow under the boy's long eyelashes.
"Don't come so late next time." He looked away and said coldly.
"OK OK." The boy agreed readily, picked up Da Huang and left.
On the second and third day, Lu Ran did come a little early.
He was still running in a hurry and sweating in the cold weather.
After seeing him, Ji Min frowned imperceptibly.
It was getting colder and colder as the year was coming to an end. Others were wearing thicker clothes, but Lu Ran was still wearing those two not-so-thick cotton coats.
I don't know if it's because I've lost some weight recently, so my clothes look empty. Two
more days passed.
The light shadows under the boy's eyes became much darker, turning into a tired dark blue.
That day, Ji Min looked at the boy who should have been staying in the heated room to enjoy the winter vacation, and didn't say much.
In the evening, sitting in the car on the way back.
He suddenly remembered something and asked the driver out of the blue: "How far is it from here to Bicui Garden?"
Bicui Garden is the villa area where the Shen family is located.
The driver was surprised by his question.
But he still estimated it and answered honestly: "Half an hour's drive."
Ji Min didn't reply, as if he just asked casually.
Driving for half an hour means even longer walking time.
With a dog, he probably didn't want to take a taxi.
It was a little cold that day.
When Lu Ran got out of the elevator, the heat in his body was almost gone.
"Good evening." He pushed the door open as usual.
When he looked up, he met the man's somewhat cold eyes.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ran was startled.
He scanned the office and didn't see anything wrong, so he could only ask tentatively, "Did Da Huang cause trouble?"
But Ji Min quickly looked away and said, "It's better than you."
Lu Ran: "..."
Lu Ran didn't understand why this man seemed to be in a bad mood, and bent down to hug Da Huang.
The moment he picked up Da Huang, he heard someone suddenly remind him: "Hair."
"Ah?" Lu Ran was at a loss.
Ji Min looked over again and described more accurately, "Liu Hai."
Lu Ran reached out and rubbed off a handful of ice chips.
It was ice that had frozen after being soaked in sweat.
He didn't care, wiped his hands, thanked Ji Min and wanted to leave
. When he was about to step out of the office.
The silent man behind him suddenly spoke up and asked casually: "If I come back too late at night, will the Shen family close the door?"
Lu Ran was stunned, and then looked proud.
"I have experience in this!" He said, "If they close the door, I will get a sleeping bag tent and sleep at the door."
Ji Min: "..."
He didn't know whether to complain about Lu Ran's outrageous operation or be surprised that the Shen family actually locked him out.
But some slightly out-of-the-ordinary invitations got stuck in his throat.
Ji Min waved his hands.
Signaling Lu Ran to get out quickly.
Lu Ran got out quickly.
After everyone left, the man sitting at the desk moved his wheelchair back a little.
He pushed to the window behind him, opened the curtain and looked down.
He happened to see the young man walking out of Ji's door with the dog. As
soon as the glass door opened, the man was caught off guard by the cold wind. He
stepped back several steps, hurriedly put on the hat on the back of his coat, bent down, hugged the dog in his arms, and trotted out on the road.
Ji Min stayed by the window for a while, watching Lu Ran's back slowly disappear.
He thought, just freeze him to death.
The next day.
Lu Ran came to Ji Min's office just after six o'clock.
"Rare guest." The man was a little surprised.
Lu Ran paused and stared at the man.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but the words sounded a bit weird.
He comes here every day, how can he be a rare guest.
The person who spoke seemed to have noticed this inexplicable emotion, paused, and asked in a steady voice:
"How come you are free now?"
"The coffee shop closed an hour early today, and we will leave soon after a break." Lu Ran said.
He took Da Huang out to the toilet.
After coming back, he rubbed Da Huang while secretly glancing at Ji Min.
The person behind the desk looked as cold as ever.
No emotion can be seen on that pale and gloomy face.
But Lu Ran just feels that...
this person seems a little unhappy.
Lu Ran is actually very sensitive to people's emotions.
Otherwise, he would not have done so many things that wronged himself for the Shen family in his previous life.
It is the same now.
However, most of the time he will adopt an attitude of indifference.
But to Ji Min...
Lu Ran did not hesitate and asked directly: "Are you unhappy recently?
Ji Min's hand movements paused slightly.
He asked casually: "Why do you ask that?"
"Because you are a little unhappy." Lu Ran said.
Ji Min finally raised his head and looked at him.
The boy raised his face and looked at him seriously, and said: "Do you not like dogs, or don't want to stay up so late at night? You can tell me. I can take Dahuang away in advance and put it somewhere else."
After a pause, he added: "Dahuang was put here because you helped me. So you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position."
His tone was very serious.
The look in his eyes was direct and clear, which was unique to young people.
He was seriously worried that he might feel uncomfortable, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Because this worry was too serious and too sincere.
Ji Min suddenly wanted to laugh.
Why did this kid think that with his status, he would be wronged?
"No." Ji Min said.
"Huh?" Lu Ran blinked twice.
Ji Min added: "None of what you said happened."
"Ah?" Lu Ran reacted, "Oh, that's good that there is nothing wrong. "
The topic ended, and the office became quiet again.
Ji Min checked the time, turned on his computer and held a short multinational meeting.
When the meeting ended, he realized that the office was too quiet.
Ji Min looked up and found that Lu Ran was gone.
The office door was also closed.
At the same time, Da Huang was gone.
Ji Min frowned. Lu Ran should have a part-time job at this time and would not take Da Huang away.
Could this kid...
He had just come out of the desk in a wheelchair remotely when there was a slight sound of someone prying open the door outside the office.
Ji Min went over, opened the door, and saw Da Huang standing there . Outside the door.
His heart, which had just been slightly tightened, relaxed a little.
After the door opened, Da Huang did not come in immediately, but ran a few steps into the corridor.
Ji Min was alert and followed him.
After a few steps, he saw the boy who was so lively just now sitting quietly at the wall.
His arms were still holding a puppy, but his head was tilted to one side, sleeping soundly.
Ji Min: "..."
He was stunned for two seconds before realizing that the kid was probably afraid of hearing some "commercial secrets", so in order to avoid suspicion, he took the initiative to go out when he was in a meeting.
But because he was too tired and sleepy recently, he fell asleep in the corridor.
He was sleeping soundly.
His breathing was a little heavy.
Ji Min suddenly rubbed his forehead and walked over with the wheelchair remotely controlled.
He spread out the thin blanket on his legs, bent over and covered the sleeping boy with it.
Fortunately, it was not long after work, and the temperature of the central air conditioning was still in the corridor.
Otherwise, if he fell asleep like this, he would definitely go to the hospital tomorrow.
Ji Min turned on the air conditioner and raised the temperature a little.
He looked at the time and suddenly lost interest in continuing to work.
So he stayed in the corridor.
He sat upright in the wheelchair, looking down at the sleeping boy on the ground.
Because the person was asleep.
His sight was much more unscrupulous.
With hidden displeasure, he swept over the boy's misty fever and the deep shadow under his eyelashes.
The body was getting thinner and thinner, and the fingers were red from the cold, with slightly swollen knuckles.
He also saw that the boy's cotton coat seemed to be burned by sparks, and there was a small hole.
The hole was not made of soft and fluffy goose down, but ordinary polyester.
Ji Min realized later that he had been unhappy in recent days. He
couldn't tell what he was unhappy about.
It was just some shallow unhappiness that was triggered out of the blue.
It was like seeing the stray dogs he often fed getting themselves into a mess in order to get others to feed them. It
was unhappy to see.
But he didn't seem to have the qualifications to be unhappy.
Suddenly, the boy's mobile phone vibrated and slipped out of his trouser pocket.
Ji Min was quick to bend down and reach out to grab it.
The sleeping person was disturbed and moved slightly.
Ji Min moved his fingers and pressed the hang-up button subconsciously.
After hanging up the phone, he looked down.
The contact displayed on the phone screen was the person in charge of a certain plaza.
Looking at the time, Ji Min realized that it was almost half past seven.
It should be the person in charge of the part-time job. Seeing that Lu Ran didn't go there, he called to inquire.
Not long after, the call came in again.
Ji Min glanced at the boy who was snoring softly again.
He took the phone and remotely controlled the wheelchair to move away.
When he was sure that he was out of the distance that would not disturb anyone, he answered the phone.
There was a man on the other end of the phone, with a loud voice, sounding polite, but just trying to suppress his anger:
"Why haven't you come yet? I've been waiting for you in the cold wind for more than ten minutes."
Ji Min's eyes were calm.
His voice was cold, but with his usual manners: "Sorry, Lu Ran won't be there today."
The man on the other end listened to his voice and subconsciously calmed down.
But soon he said anxiously: "What's the matter? I can't find anyone temporarily."
Ji Min said in a steady tone:
"He will not do this job again. I will compensate you for your losses at the price, and someone will contact you."
Ji Min hung up the phone, handed the number of the person in charge to his assistant, and briefly explained the situation.
Lu Ran slept soundly.
When he woke up, his neck and waist creaked when he moved a little.
The moment he realized he was asleep, Lu Ran's heart sank. He
slept in the corridor for so long in such a cold day.
Is he going to die?
But after getting up, he found that except for the discomfort of his neck, waist and legs, he didn't feel too uncomfortable.
He quickly thought of something and reached out to touch his phone.
The phone fell beside him.
When he touched it, it showed a big time - 10:30 in the evening.
Lu Ran exploded.
He cursed and jumped up from the ground.
Seeing the person sitting in the wheelchair next to him.
Lu Ran even forgot to be surprised why this person stayed in the corridor.
He just kept muttering: "It's over, it's over, what should I do with my part-time job!"
Lu Ran took out the phone number of the person in charge and called.
A second before he dialed the number, he heard the man sitting in the wheelchair say: "I quit your job for you."
Lu Ran: "?"
Lu Ran: "!"
He was stunned for two seconds, and then his face was full of thunder and lightning:
"Quit? I finally found a job where I can slack off and get midnight snacks!"
For some reason, seeing the boy's crazy look, Ji Min actually had some secret mischief in his heart.
So he nodded and repeated again: "Quit."
When Lu Ran collapsed to the point of spinning in place.
He curled the corners of his mouth again and invited: "I'll give you another job, do you want to do it?"