Chapter 4, Chapter 128: If 1: Starting with this guy...
If1: Let's start with this guy! (3)
Jin Chu clocked in just before the last minute today. As soon as she sat down at her workstation, her team leader came over to remind her to be earlier next time.
Jin Chuwan nodded expressionlessly, then put down her backpack.
Several married colleagues were chatting together. Jin Chuwan listened to them talk about their husbands and children, but she didn't have anything to say, so she simply sat down and tidied up her computer desktop.
Although she is usually quiet, she occasionally gets a few words from her colleagues. However, most of the conversations are about work, while others are like familiar strangers, asking her age, hometown, or whether she has a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Jin Chuwan listened with a smile for a while, but did not answer seriously.
A moment later, the team leader joined in. He tossed the report he was holding onto Jin Chuwan's desk and then let out a deep sigh.
When people reach middle age, all they talk about is their children's grades, or how they drank with their boss a few days ago.
Jin Chuwan glanced back and took the opportunity to type out her leave request.
She quietly interrupted the team leader's conversation, saying that she had to go out for an hour in the morning.
The team leader glanced at Jin Chuwan's desk, frowned, but still signed the document.
"Don't forget to finish the report."
Kim Chuwan nodded.
She took the leave slip to the HR office and started working after returning. Because her mother insisted on using a passbook, she had to go to the bank every time she needed to transfer money. Thinking about this, Jin Chuwan felt a little helpless. Listening to the conversation of the people behind her, she suddenly felt a bit tired.
That bastard team leader always dumps all the miscellaneous work on her. When she finally decides to quit, she'll definitely give him a good dressing down.
But this is not the time to dwell on these things.
Jin Chuwan resignedly opened her work document.
Overall, today was much easier than yesterday. Shortly after seven o'clock, Jin Chuwan stood up to pack her things and prepare to leave work. As she left, several colleagues next door were checking their watches and discussing where to go for entertainment.
Jin Chuwan glanced at it, then slung her bag over her shoulder and left.
It's really strange. She didn't intentionally isolate herself, but somehow she ended up being the one without friends.
It was like this when I was a child, and it's still like this now that I'm an adult.
Kim Cho-wan tied her scarf as she waited for the elevator to come down.
The elevator doors opened shortly after, and seeing that no one was inside, Jin Chuwan's lips curled into a slight smile.
Good luck.
It started snowing again on her way home. Jin Chuwan didn't have an umbrella, so she walked home soaked in the snow.
As they approached the entrance to the residential area, Jin Chuwan and Yin Zhihua squatted downstairs, holding umbrellas and building a snowman.
The man was wearing a black cotton jacket on top and jeans on the bottom. It was such an ordinary outfit, but it looked great on him.
Kim Cho-wan tucked her head into her scarf and walked toward the door.
Yin Zhihua didn't seem to have noticed her yet, holding two tree branches that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, which he stuck into the snowman's belly.
Jin Chuwan looked at the two plump white snowballs stacked together.
"What about the eyes and nose?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yin Zhihua turned around abruptly. He was probably startled by her, but when he saw her, he grinned.
Yin Zhihua strode over, holding an umbrella over her while patting the snow off her.
"I wanted to pick you up, but I didn't know where you worked. I was worried I wouldn't be able to find my way back if I went too far, and I was also afraid I'd get lost and miss you..."
Yin Zhihua kept muttering to himself. Jin Chuwan didn't know how long he had been waiting at the entrance of the residential area, but she was a little puzzled when she saw that his nose and cheeks were red from the cold.
"I don't need you to pick me up, I can go home by myself."
"That won't do, it's completely dark, and the streetlights are dim..."
As Yin Zhihua spoke, he took out a water glass from his pocket and handed it to Jin Chuwan.
"The temperature is just right now, hold this to warm your hands."
Jin Chuwan held the slightly hot water glass, momentarily stunned. She looked at the young man beside her, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.
The more you look at it, the better it looks.
Jin Chuwan hesitated for a moment, then whispered.
"Thanks."
Is it because you only say it a few times a year?
She wasn't used to this polite phrase.
Jin Chuwan followed Yin Zhihua home. He seemed exceptionally happy, constantly talking about how many chores he had done at home.
At first, Jin Chuwan didn't pay much attention, until she opened the door and saw the clean and tidy room, then she seemed to have a real sense of it.
When she took in Yin Zhihua, she didn't think much about it. She just felt sorry for him and didn't want him to freeze to death. She didn't want anything in return, and she never thought about any relationship other than that of strangers.
But Yin Zhihua seems to have placed her in a special position.
"I'll pick you up from work from now on, right where you found me?"
Jin Chuwan looked at his expectant face, but shook her head.
“My off-get off work hours are irregular, so you don’t need to wait for me. Besides, I think you should talk to your family first.”
Hearing this, Yin Zhihua became even more dejected. He didn't even have a legal identity here, let alone any family.
“I’m not lying to you, my real name is Yin Zhihua. My mom is a singer, my dad is an entrepreneur, and I have a friend named Jiang Chen. I’ve told you all that, but you insist that I made that up in a novel…”
As Yin Zhihua spoke, he suddenly moved closer to Jin Chuwan, pointed to himself, and said, "Look at me, my thinking is normal, my logic is normal, I'm not crazy..."
Jin Chuwan sighed. If she had spare money, she would take him to the hospital for a checkup, but she didn't have that ability.
"Then what should we do? What are your plans?"
As Jin Chuwan spoke, she took off her coat and hung it behind the door. She had bought two sweet potatoes in the morning and planned to make tomato and egg noodles for dinner.
Yin Zhihua followed behind her while she cooked.
He himself seemed quite confused.
"I plan to find a job to earn some money first, like a temporary job that doesn't require an ID card..."
Jin Chuwan nodded in agreement. Starting with making a living was indeed the right thing to do.
Do you have any special skills or expertise?
After listening, Yin Zhihua touched the back of his neck and said casually, "It's nothing, I just know how to play the piano and cello. I'm good at English, French and German, which means... I can have a conversation without any problems."
Goodness.
What a fine phrase, "nothing much" and "just that."
Jin Chuwan rolled her eyes at him.
"The fact that you've learned so much means you come from a well-off family. I suggest you go to the police station and report that you've lost your memory, don't know who you are, and want to find your family or something."
Yin Zhihua's face fell after hearing this.
"In the end, you still don't believe me. You just think there's something wrong with my head."
Jin Chuwan had no choice but to pour the eggs into the pot and pretend she hadn't heard anything.
If she believed that, she'd be crazy.
During the meal, Jin Chuwan outlined some directions for Yin Zhihua's job search.
"If you want to busk on the street, you don't have the equipment. If you want to apply for a music teacher job, you don't have a diploma or ID card. Maybe you can try working in a small studio, but it's hard to find one right now. If you pretend to be a college student, they don't require any documents, but you'll be taken advantage of as cheap labor..."
So Kim Chu-wan concluded.
"You still need to go to the police station. At least you need to get a new ID card. Also, I've never heard of anyone with the surname Yin. Are you sure that's your name?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yin Zhihua pouted.
This fool clearly believed he was a time traveler from a novel. Jin Chuwan pressed her temples.
"There's no need to rush these things. Earning money to eat is the priority. You can go out and look for temporary models tomorrow. With your looks, I don't think there should be any problem..."
Jin Chuwan said it casually, but Yin Zhihua's eyes suddenly lit up after she finished speaking.
He poked at the noodles in his bowl, his face flushed as he glanced at Jin Chuwan.
"So you're saying you also think I'm handsome?"
Jin Chuwan didn't look up, she just ate her meal indifferently.
"Eat quickly, you can wash the dishes later."
Yin Zhihua gave a muffled "Oh".
He went out to look for a job the next day.
He left the house with Jin Chuwan and then dropped her off at her company.
Throughout the journey, Yin Zhihua diligently memorized the route, as if he were genuinely afraid of becoming homeless again.
Jin Chuwan felt somewhat helpless. She didn't know if telling him her work address was the right or wrong thing to do, but how should she put it, it was like the kind of plot in novels or martial arts dramas where someone could judge a person's character.
Kim Cho-man was unsure how much of his conclusion was based on his face.
But to be honest, aside from being a bit delusional, he's quite sensible and obedient.
Yin Zhihua watched Jin Chuwan enter the company building before leaving. He wandered aimlessly on the street. He was also a wanderer, but before meeting Jin Chuwan, he felt that every day was like a year. After meeting Jin Chuwan, it was as if he had found the reason for his existence and his home.
When Jin Chuwan got off work, she saw Yin Zhihua waiting downstairs at the company. Her colleagues who came downstairs with her looked at the two of them with suspicion, but Jin Chuwan just smiled and did not explain.
It's hard to explain; you can't just say that this is the same homeless man who was squatting by the roadside a few days ago.
Jin Chuwan, drenched in sweat, pulled the person away.
"How was your day? Did you find a job?"
Jin Chuwan asked casually, but Yin Zhihua actually nodded.
He solemnly took out the five hundred yuan he had earned that day from his pocket and obediently handed it over to Jin Chuwan.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy. I just wandered around outside for a bit, and someone asked me if I would be willing to help..."
Yin Zhihua thought about his experience during the day. At first, he thought he had encountered a lunatic, but it turned out that a print model had suddenly fallen and needed help, and he had been mistaken for a professional model and taken away.
But actually, it was just taking two photos.
Thinking of this, Yin Zhihua touched his nose, a hint of smugness in his eyes.
It seems he does have some skills.
Jin Chuwan hadn't expected him to succeed so easily. She looked at the money in her hand, thought for a moment, took four hundred of it, and left one hundred for Yin Zhihua.
"I've taken the money I gave you to buy your clothes; you can keep the rest yourself."
Yin Zhihua looked at the red bills in his hand and happily put them back into his pocket.
Is this what it feels like to get pocket money from your wife?
"Let's go out to eat today."
Kim Cho-wan couldn't help but look at him.
"If you have any money, save it yourself..."
Yin Zhihua didn't care. He had his own plans. At this stage, he still needed to continue playing the victim. If things went too smoothly, Jin Chuwan would definitely kick him out...
So he shamelessly acted coquettishly.
"Just today, I haven't eaten properly for days..."
In the past, Yin Zhihua would have felt disgusted by the tone of his voice.
But now, seeing Jin Chuwan's helpless expression, he only felt happy, and even went further.
"Golden Night..."
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