Chapter 71 [VIP] Best Friend's Shield (9)

Seeing the man in front of her showing a puzzled and subtle expression, Nan Yan was stunned at first, then stared at him seriously. When he was staring at her until he felt uncomfortable, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and joked,

"Fu Qingzhou, you don't think I like you, do you?"

There was a certain understanding in his tone, and it was obvious that he saw what was in his mind.

Fu Qingzhou felt embarrassed for a moment, thinking that he was thinking too much. He also thought this was possible at first, but hearing her tone and her unreserved attack, he estimated that it was unlikely. That's good! It's good that she doesn't like it. Thinking this way, Fu Qingzhou felt relieved.

Nan Yan pursed her lips and smiled at him, "Well, you don't have to worry about that, because I already have someone I like, and I'm only helping you because someone wants me to do so."

She didn't say who it was, but Fu Qingzhou could easily guess that the person she was talking about was Wanrou, so he didn't doubt it.

Nan Yan held her chin and looked at him again, and continued: "Besides, I didn't do anything. I just said a few words to you. And even if I wasn't there, you would have figured it out sooner or later. I just let you figure it out in advance. It's not a big deal. You don't have to care so much."

Although she said so, Fu Qingzhou didn't think so at the moment. He didn't know whether he would figure it out or not. But when he was at his lowest and most embarrassing, there were still people willing to help him. This was enough to make people remember it.

Especially when he saw her calm expression, Fu Qingzhou felt uneasy for a moment about the thoughts in his heart. His eyes wandered and his expression became uncomfortable.

He turned his head and coughed lightly, "Ahem... I understand. Anyway, thank you for your help."

Nan Yan's smile became more obvious when she heard this. She reached out and patted Fu Qingzhou's shoulder, then she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Well, if there is nothing wrong, then come and have breakfast. Don't forget that you still have a lot of things to do today."

As she spoke, she stood up, turned around, went into the kitchen and started looking for dishes. Seeing this, Fu Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and followed her in. However, when he heard the other party ordering him to work without any hesitation, he felt an uncontrollable warmth rising in his heart.

Maybe he has been treated coldly too much recently. After experiencing the most embarrassing treatment, there is still such a person who stays with you when you are at your lowest point. It is hard for him not to be touched.

From this moment on, Fu Qingzhou pushed Wanrou's matter deep in his heart. The most important thing for him now was to start over, find a new job, and work hard to change the current situation. Otherwise, why would he go to see Wanrou again when he couldn't even support himself?

In the next few days, Fu Qingzhou began to submit his resume to the human resources departments of major companies. He threw away his previous pride and tried to start from the lowest level as a clerk, but it was not so easy to find a job.

He has attended interviews with more than a dozen companies in the past few days, but the answer he got was no without exception. Either he was rejected in person, or he was asked to go back and wait for news. After that, the interview was left unresolved. Almost no company was willing to formally hire him.

Fu Qingzhou didn't know if someone that Fu's Enterprise had offended in the past had done something behind his back. Even if they had done something, he was powerless to do anything about it now. All the resumes he had submitted were eventually ignored and didn't cause any waves.

Fu Qingzhou was a little desperate for a while. He wanted to start over, but no one was willing to give him a chance, and he didn't have much time left.

After Fu's assets were seized, all of his credit cards were frozen. The little cash he had was obtained by selling some watches and shoes. After rent and daily expenses, he didn't have much money left.

No, we can't drag this on any longer.

Money is really important. If he can't find a job, even eating will become a problem.

Another day wasted, and when Fu Qingzhou was once again rejected by a company that had done business with the Fu family, he could only leave helplessly.

The pressure of being without work almost made him breathless. Fu Qingzhou walked out of the building and went to sit on a bench in the garden downstairs to rest.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind, "Hey, boy over there, can you come and give me a hand? Help me push this box up?"

"Call me?"

Fu Qingzhou looked up and saw that it was a worker pulling a trailer. He should be from a nearby construction site. He subconsciously raised his hand and pointed at himself.

The porter was over 40 years old, so it was no big deal to call him "young man". He saw that Fu Qingzhou was wearing simple and cheap clothes, and it was obvious that he was not a rich man, so he shouted loudly, "Yes, yes, it's you, come over and give me a hand."

Fu Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, without thinking too much, and walked over to help.

But what he didn't expect was that this help would last a whole day. He helped the group of workers unload goods at a nearby construction site all day long, and the work didn't end until six in the evening.

When he finally left, the construction site boss paid him 300 yuan in wages, exactly 300 yuan. In the past, this amount was not enough for his meal, but now it could save his life.

Fu Qingzhou held the money in his hand, feeling both sad and grateful. On the way back, he felt as if his arms were no longer his own. They were sore, tired and painful.

But at least I have a job.

When we got home, the meal was ready. It was made by Nan Yan.

She doesn't come very often, maybe two or three times a week, and every time she comes she helps with some housework. Fu Qingzhou went from feeling uncomfortable at first to gradually getting familiar with the place. It is because of her presence that this small apartment of less than 60 square meters has a hint of life.

After all, it's really lonely when you're alone.

Sometimes he even felt very scared, scared of coming back to face a cold and empty house, with no one to greet him or talk to him, as if the whole world had abandoned him, and he felt so alone.

Fu Qingzhou's eyes fell on the busy figures in the kitchen again. He originally wanted to help, but was driven out by the other party with disgust, saying that the space was too small and two people were squeezed together and couldn't turn around, so he was asked to stay away and not get in the way.

He didn't know why, but he didn't feel angry at all when he heard these words. Instead, he felt warm in his heart, as if something had been ironing him, and his whole body felt a little warm.

At this time, Nan Yan came out with a tray of food.

She glanced at Fu Qingzhou who was staring at her in a daze on the sofa, and couldn't help but patting his forehead, "Fu Qingzhou, what are you daydreaming about? I've called you several times, do you still want to eat? Go to the kitchen and get the dishes! Also, don't think of being lazy after dinner this time, and don't even think about letting me clean the kitchen by myself, otherwise I'll..."

Before she finished her words, Fu Qingzhou subconsciously grabbed her hand. After he realized what he had done, he immediately let go of it uncomfortably, and said in a cover-up, "Just talk if you want to, but why do you have to use your hands? I'll do it. Be careful not to burn your hands..."

He saw the soup steaming and unconsciously took another look at it.

Having said that, he turned around and went into the kitchen to get some rice, but his figure looked a little wolfish no matter how you looked at it.

It was not until dinner time that Fu Qingzhou told Nan Yan that he had finally found a job today.

Although it is odd jobs like helping people move goods and carry loads on the construction site, it is better than going to various companies for interviews every day and wasting time getting rejected. After all, the work on the construction site is hard, but it is still enough to maintain a temporary life.

Nan Yan was so excited by what he said that she couldn't help but ask, "What kind of job is it?"

Fu Qingzhou lowered his head and took a big mouthful of rice before he roughly replied, "Although odd jobs like helping out on a construction site are hard, you can still earn money." He didn't say anything more.

After all, it was hard for him to find a job now because of Fu's bankruptcy. Maybe it would be much easier for him to start over after this period of trouble passed. And he found this job of helping people unload goods on the construction site by accident. Otherwise, he might not even be able to afford the fare to come back tonight.

After dinner, Fu Qingzhou was about to clean up the dishes and go to the kitchen, but he was suddenly pulled by Nan Yan. She directly grabbed his wrist and pressed him to sit on the sofa. "Stop it, sit down first, let me see how your hand is injured."

Hearing her say this, Fu Qingzhou was a little surprised, "How do you know my hand is injured?" He thought he had hidden it well.

After all, it was his first day at the construction site and he lacked experience, so he moved many bricks and wooden boxes by hand. After going back and forth on the construction site dozens of times, it was normal for blisters to form on the palms of his hands. After the blisters broke, they began to bleed, and this happened over and over again. He was so painful that he eventually lost all feeling.

But these are just minor injuries and don't matter.

Fu Qingzhou was not that hypocritical. From the moment the Fu family went bankrupt, he had no right to care about these things. Moreover, compared with the incident of being forced to drink a few days ago, this minor injury was nothing worth mentioning.

But he always thought he had kept it a secret, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him still saw through it. Should he say that she cared about him?

For some reason, this realization made him happy.

After hearing what he said, Nan Yan couldn't help but glare at him, "Do you think I'm stupid? Your hands were shaking so much when you were eating, and you couldn't hold the chopsticks steadily for many times. If I can't see that there is a problem, then I am really blind."

As she spoke, Nan Yan let go of his hand again, hurried into the bathroom to get a basin of cool water, took out a tube of ointment from the cupboard, and began to clean his wound.

She even moved a small stool and sat opposite him. She took one of his hands in her palm and wiped the hairs one by one.

She handled it very carefully, with a serious look in her eyes.

Fu Qingzhou couldn't explain what he felt deep down in his heart?

He didn't know if the distance between them was too close, so close that he could smell her fragrance as soon as he lowered his head, and the feeling of her fingers gently pressing on his wrist, slightly cool, gave him an indescribable feeling in his heart.

This made Fu Qingzhou's heartbeat suddenly become a little chaotic, and his brain was a little lacking in oxygen, slowly becoming sluggish. He subconsciously wanted to pull his hand back, but Nan Yan held him down, "Don't move, did I hurt you? If you don't deal with it properly, you will get scars. Your beautiful hands will look ugly if they have scars..."

Hearing this, Fu Qingzhou tried his best not to care, but couldn't help asking, "Do you think my hands are beautiful?"

This question made Nan Yan want to laugh.

"Is this the point? The point is that your hands are so beautiful, but you don't know how to cherish them at all, and you messed them up so badly. Look at how badly your hands have been injured. Doesn't it hurt?"

She is not actually a hand control person, but her hands are indeed very beautiful, with distinct bones and long knuckles. Originally, they should be a pair of hands suitable for playing the piano, and perhaps also suitable for holding a paintbrush, but now they are full of scars and have become so ugly.

As she spoke, she squeezed out the ointment and carefully applied it to the wound on the palm of her hand. She also leaned forward and blew gently twice. The ointment on the wound melted and immediately relieved the stinging sensation from the previous skin abrasion.

At this time, Fu Qingzhou couldn't help but look down at Nan Yan's face. What he was thinking was, if it wasn't for Wan Rou's sake, would she still be willing to take care of him like this? Would she still be willing to stay by his side like this?

He couldn't think of the answer, but he really wanted to know.

This made him frown unconsciously.

Especially when looking at Nan Yan's face, he would feel a very subtle warm feeling in his heart, which made him want to linger.

Just as Nan Yan cleaned her wound and prepared to get up, Fu Qingzhou subconsciously grabbed her hand and asked, "If Wanrou wasn't here, would you still be so nice to me?"

In fact, Fu Qingzhou felt a little regretful as soon as he said it.

He didn't know why he asked this question?

He just felt that he had nothing left to lose. When a person has nothing, he will doubly cherish what he has around him.

When not even his old friends were willing to help him, and even his former lover could not stay with him, it was Nan Yan who stayed with him all the time. Naturally, he wanted to know what she really thought.

If Wanrou wasn't there, would she still be so nice to him? Would she be too lazy to even look at him?

After hearing what he said, Nan Yan understood.

However, she pretended to be stunned for a moment, then looked at him without saying anything, not knowing what she was thinking.

When Fu Qingzhou saw her reaction, he subconsciously let go of her hand, and his expression became unnatural, "I was just asking casually, you don't have to take it to heart..."

As he spoke, he seemed to turn around and leave, but Nan Yan gave him a strange look, and her eyes seemed to contain countless unspeakable emotions that were difficult to understand.

Finally, she let out a long sigh, sat down on the sofa, and asked in a gloomy tone, "So, you really have no impression of me at all?"

"What?"

Fu Qingzhou didn't know where she came from.

But it sounded like she had known him before, but Fu Qingzhou searched through his memories and found that he had no impression of her at all.

So I couldn't help but ask, "Have we met before?"

Nan Yan lowered her head and glanced at the person. "Of course I have seen you, but you don't remember me anymore."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him, giving him a slight reminder, "We met for the first time five years ago, during the summer vacation after I finished the college entrance examination."

Hearing this, Fu Qingzhou still frowned. He looked at Nan Yan carefully and found that he still couldn't remember.

Nan Yan couldn't help but laugh, and then continued, "Five years ago during the summer vacation, you saved my life."

Seeing the other party showing an incredible expression, obviously not believing what she said, Nan Yan chuckled and then explained, "After the college entrance examination, I was bored staying at home alone, so I went to the driving school to learn how to drive. But that summer vacation was too hot, and the coach didn't practice with me, leaving me alone in the car. Later, I didn't know what happened? The car suddenly stalled and got stuck. What's worse, the doors and windows were all locked, and no matter how I restarted it, it didn't work."

"My phone ran out of battery at that time, so I was locked in the car for nearly half an hour..."

At this point, Nan Yan glanced at him and said, "For a moment, I even thought I was going to die. It was also at this time that a boy broke the car window and rescued me..."

Later she found out that the person who saved her that day was Fu Qingzhou.

The young man was handsome and elegant, like a cool summer breeze blowing across her hot face, leaving a deep impression on her heart.

In fact, she was moved at first, but that slight feeling disappeared completely after she found out that the other party had a girlfriend whom she loved very much.

The original plot tells him the truth about Jiang Shaoyan and Fang Wanrou's engagement, and she is willing to help them simply because she wants to repay the life-saving favor she received in the past.