Chapter 15 Unfamiliar
Lin Jingchuan's residence is located in a rare high-rise building on the hillside in the city center, enjoying a quiet spot amidst the hustle and bustle.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, children playing in the community, elderly people taking a walk, and office workers returning home all return home.
The streets became quiet.
The moonlight shines on the huge 1.8-meter bed.
Xu Mo pinched the quilt and breathed softly.
She closed her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Lin Jingchuan's voice drifted through the night, "Are you asleep?"
Xu Mo shook her head, her voice muffled in the darkness: "Not yet."
"Can't sleep?"
Xu Mo nodded.
The man seemed to laugh: "Are you particular about your bed?"
"Maybe a little..."
"This place is still a little unfamiliar to you."
"Um……"
Xu Mo was quiet for a while. She listened to her own breathing and tried to make herself fall asleep.
But sometimes, the more people want to sleep, the more difficult it is to fall asleep.
Xu Mo felt a little hot and a little itchy at times, and she tossed and turned.
He didn't dare to move towards Lin Jingchuan, so he could only move towards the edge, until he reached the corner of the bed, and suddenly he felt his calf fall empty.
"ah."
She gave a short cry of surprise and nearly fell to the ground.
A warm, dry palm held her wrist firmly.
Xu Mo didn't dare to breathe.
A woman's wrist is thin and soft, with a touch of silk, and can be wrapped with a light grip.
Lin Jingchuan's voice came softly:
"You're so far away, are you afraid I'll eat you?"
The man's breathing was particularly obvious in the darkness.
A heat quickly spread from her neck to her earlobes. Xu Mo was glad that the lights were not on so no one would notice her embarrassment.
After a while, she pushed away Lin Jingchuan's hand that was holding her wrist and pretended to be relaxed: "No, I was just afraid of squeezing you."
“…”
Lin Jingchuan lowered his eyes: "The bed is very big, you don't have to worry."
"good."
Xu Mo nodded, and moved towards Lin Jingchuan as if trying to cover up her mistake.
In the darkness, Lin Jingchuan twitched the corners of his lips.
He looked at the ceiling and thought, he never thought his wedding night would be like this.
She no longer had the courage and energy she had when she was drunk and held him back that night. Now she had completely turned into a frightened rabbit.
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The next morning.
The office started relatively late, and when Xu Mo got up, Lin Jingchuan had already left.
There was a breakfast on the table. Xu Mo opened the plastic cover and found sausage, scrambled eggs and some broccoli inside.
They are all her favorite foods.
Xu Mo took the knife and fork, ate breakfast, put the bowl in the dishwasher, and then went out.
She took a leave of absence yesterday to get married and didn't go to work. She was prepared for Zou Kexin to gossip about her.
But unexpectedly, when I opened the company door, I didn’t see Zou Keyin, but I saw Cheng Ming and Wu Siyue, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Wu Siyue also saw her, raised his head and waved to her with a smile, "Momo!"
Xu Mo opened her eyes wide in surprise and joy: "You guys are back?"
Wu Siyue is Xu Mo's best colleague in the firm. They both joined the company through campus recruitment in the same year and are the only two survivors of the same interview.
At that time, Xu Mo did not expect that Wu Siyue, who had short hair, a slightly plump figure, round and cute facial features, and looked no different from a freshman, would output one profound opinion after another during the case discussion.
"I landed in Guangzhou at 12 o'clock last night," Wu Siyue said. "Although I missed Christmas, at least I made it back before New Year's Eve!"
Xu Mo touched her chubby hand: "Did the report go well?"
"Not bad." Wu Siyue glanced at Cheng Ming beside him, "Just passable!"
Cheng Ming patted his chest and said, "Of course not! What Brother Ming produces must be top quality!"
Xu Mo smiled: "So it was you who reported it."
Wu Siyue smiled and said, "Momo, how about you? Is the project at Lan University going well?"
"Hmm... the kick-off meeting went pretty well, didn't it?" Xu Mo recalled the expressions of the executives at the meeting. "Hey Yueyue, what are your plans after this project is over?"
Wu Siyue said: "What else can I plan? It's almost Chinese New Year!"
Cheng Ming couldn't help but say, "Sister, although the Chinese New Year is early this year, it's still a month away."
Xu Mo gently massaged the acupoints on Wu Siyue's fingers: "Yes."
Wu Siyue looked at Xu Mo suspiciously: "Why would you support Cheng Ming? Is it possible that your Lan University project..."
"We're short of people." Xu Mo pursed her lips and looked at her nervously, "We're short of three people. Manager Wu asked me to find three people to work on this project together, but I haven't found any yet..."
Wu Siyue fell into deep thought, and Cheng Ming's eyes lit up: "Short of people? We're just worried about not having any future projects. Why don't the three of us work together?"
Seeing Wu Siyue's hesitation, Cheng Ming said, "Don't hesitate. Although the Lan Da project is difficult, Xu Mo is the project manager. Xu Mo is not an outsider and will definitely not let us suffer any loss. The economy is bad now, and the business of the institute has dropped sharply. I guess there will be a large-scale layoff soon. Having a project now is to ensure safety..."
"What's wrong with layoffs? He's giving me N+1, which is perfect. It would be nice to take a gap year and go out and have some fun. People work to live, not live to work."
Cheng Ming looked at Wu Siyue with complicated eyes.
Xu Mo held her hand, biting her lip and said, "What about me? Can you bear to see me facing such a big project alone?"
“…”
"Yue." Xu Mo looked at her seriously, "I need you, otherwise I will die."
Seeing her tears about to burst out, Wu Siyue asked helplessly, "What is your project? How long will it take? Is the client easy to talk to?"
Xu Mo's eyes lit up, and she pulled a chair and sat down to talk to her slowly.
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It was already 11 o'clock in the morning when Lin Jingchuan finished processing the process that was stalled at his place yesterday. After Secretary Zhang came in to confirm the time of the afternoon meeting with him, it was almost lunchtime.
Lin Jingchuan received a call from his grandmother.
"Jingchuan, are you busy?" Mrs. Fei's voice was kind and gentle.
Lin Jingchuan stood up and walked to the window, his voice warm: "I just finished my work, grandma, do you want to talk to me about something?"
"Nothing much," said Mrs. Fei. "Your uncle said you took a day off yesterday. Was it to go through the marriage procedures?"
"yes."
"Is everything going well?"
"It went pretty smoothly." Lin Jingchuan said softly, "It was done in just one morning."
"That's good, that's good." Old Madam Fei fiddled with the crystal-clear bracelet in her hand. Mrs. Fei beside her winked at her and mouthed her name, birthday...
Mrs. Fei smiled and clenched her phone tightly. "Jingchuan, what's your partner's name? Where does he live? What's his personality like?"
"Grandma, her name is Xu Mo, and she's my schoolmate."
"Xu Mo? Not bad, not bad... Jingchuan, when will you bring her back for everyone to see?"
There was a light rain outside the window. Lin Jingchuan's fingertips stayed on the glass for a while, leaving a mark.
After a pause, he said, "Grandma, it may take a while."
Old Madam Fei exchanged glances with Madam Fei: "Oh, it's okay to wait for a while. There's no rush. You just got married, so it's better to spend more time together as a couple and cultivate your relationship."
As usual, Mrs. Fei asked about her health and the call ended.
Mrs. Fei hung up the phone and muttered, "Why do I feel like there's something strange going on between Ah Chuan and his wife?"
"How do you say that?"
"It seems like they don't know each other well? And... it seems like his wife doesn't like him very much." The old lady analyzed.
Fei Yiming was playing games on the sofa, chewing on a cup of matcha tea. When he heard this, his eyes widened: "There are people who don't like a hexagonal warrior like my cousin?!"
"What do you know? They're still in the stage of flirting." Mrs. Fei elegantly drank a sip of bird's nest and glanced at him. "The news of Jingchuan's marriage was also very sudden. I've never heard him talk about this girl before. I guess they got married first and fell in love later."
Fei Yiming looked at her helplessly: "Mom, what's the point of flirting? They're already married. Honestly, what short dramas have you been watching recently? Those things are addictive..."
Mrs. Fei:!
How did Fei Yiming know about her watching the skit? It must have been that gossipy Fei Yunshen who told her.
Although there is nothing wrong with watching short plays, she still wants to maintain the image in Fei Yiming's heart!
"Who said that? Stay out of adults' business!"
Mrs. Fei threw a pillow on his head, and Fei Yiming ran away with a smile: "I was wrong, I was wrong..."
Lin Jingchuan stood by the window, looking at the CBD street scene with a calm expression. There was a lot of traffic and people in suits were hurrying by.
But he thought of how Xu Mo slept in the same bed last night, but there was a Milky Way between them.
On the desk, there were two peace apples quietly placed, which had not been given away in time.
Lin Jingchuan sighed softly and returned to his office chair.
The phone's lock screen flickered on and off.
Lin Jingchuan swiped the screen and opened WeChat.
The person who was pinned sent a message:
Mo: [Breakfast is delicious]
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