Deja vu: Han Jiang

At ten o'clock in the evening in Beijing, the whole city is still full of lights.The sky above the neon is hazy with a faint purple, and the farthest distance that can be seen through the cracks in the reinforced concrete is just another bustling swamp.

But standing on a high place, looking down, the traffic is just a black spot without distinction, moving slowly and orderly.The faces of countless people have been blurred, and there seems to be no difference between individuals.

On the first floor of the office building, Gu Han leaned back in his chair a little tiredly, and squeezed the sore Zibai acupoint.After closing his eyes for a moment, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, and saw that the cubicle where the secretary worked outside seemed to be lit up.

It just so happened that he had just drawn up a letter of intent, so he called out, "Xiaowen, come in."

There was silence outside the door for two seconds, and then a girl replied crisply and respectfully: "Okay." Then, a woman with red high heels and a black lace dress in a suit hurriedly appeared at the door of the CEO's office, and said with a careful smile : "President, are you still busy so late?"

The makeup on his face is too heavy, I don't know where he just came back from.Gu Han doesn't care much about the private life of his employees, let alone the off-duty time is long past.I am a workaholic, and I can't ask everyone to be like me: "It's so late, why are you back to the company?"

Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief: "I just went to Sister Liu's birthday party on the seventh floor. I found out that my phone was left in the office when I was in the middle of the high. I hurried back to look for it..." Speaking of this, Xiaowen remembered that he had brought a piece of birthday cake.I am trying to lose weight and dare not eat, so I might as well drop by and honor the CEO: "Are you hungry? I brought a piece of cake back. Sister Liu said that this cake is very fresh, and the cream and flour are imported."

Gu Han originally wanted to refuse, but he was very picky.But after being told by Xiaowen, I suddenly felt a little hungry again, so I might as well fool the two of you and read the document on the way: "Thank you then."

"I'll get it for you right away!" Xiaowen went with a smile, and came back 2 minutes later with a porcelain bone plate, and a silver spoon was elegantly placed next to the cake.

Gu Han didn't have time to take a look, and explained a few more things to Xiaowen.

After Xiao Wen left, Gu Han clicked on another page of documents, and squinted his eyes to examine them carefully.At the same time, he cut a small spoonful of cake and sent it to his mouth.

However, after tasting it, something was wrong.Gu Han froze for a moment, then looked down at the cake, as if he was looking at something familiar.He turned the bone plate again, as if guessing what the cake would look like when it was complete.

The spoon fell down again, Gu Han ate very slowly, as if thinking about it.After eating, he stood up with the ossuary and walked to Xiao Wen's desk outside the door: "Is this the cake you brought back from Sister Liu?"

Xiao Wen was taken aback when he saw the serious expression of the boss. He didn't know what was wrong, so he could only nod honestly: "It's Sister Liu who bought the birthday cake."

"Do you know where you bought it?"

Xiaowen was alert, and immediately took out his mobile phone: "I will ask for you now!"

Gu Han nodded, resting one hand on Xiaowen's desk, showing no intention of leaving.

Xiaowen first sent a WeChat message, and then scolded himself for being stupid. The president's gesture was obviously eager to know the answer!It is rare to see him so eager when discussing business.I hurriedly called Sister Liu again. I made three calls in a row, but no one answered.I'm afraid that at the moment when the party is at its busiest, who can hear the phone ringing?

The oppressive silence in the office lasted for nearly 3 minutes.Gu Han was standing in front of her desk, his profile was calm and serious, without any expression.However, Xiaowen has been with him for almost three years, but he rarely sees such a persistent attitude.

The silent pressure made Xiaowen tense up.While waiting for the call to be connected, Xiaowen asked cautiously: "President, is there anything wrong with this cake? If you have anything else you want to know, I'll ask along with it."

This time, Gu Han was silent for a moment.He withdrew his unfocused gaze, looked at the ossuary, and finally said lightly: "It's delicious, and I want to buy it too."

Xiaowen is silent.

But since the president doesn't want to talk, she can't force her to ask, so just wait for the phone call.

Finally, during Xiaowen's prayer, Sister Liu answered the phone: "Hello, Xiaowen! Did you find your phone?"

Hearing this, I'm afraid I've drunk too much.In front of the president, Xiao Wen didn't dare to talk nonsense, and quickly asked: "I found it. Sister Liu, I want to ask you something, where did you buy your birthday cake?"

"Have you tried it? Isn't it delicious?"

"Yes, it is very delicious. Where did you buy it?"

"This shop is hard to find, it's hidden very deep. I also had my hair done that day, and saw the shop owner go out..."

Xiaowen was bathed in Gu Han's stern gaze, and was about to petrify and even collapse: "Hey, where are you?"

The woman on the other end of the phone was still drunk: "Then I can't tell you. You all ran away first, it's so embarrassing..."

"Give me the phone." Gu Han took the phone, and his cold voice pierced the noise on the other end of the phone like a needle, "Hello? I'm Gu Han."

"...Gu, Mr. Gu?"

"Happy birthday."

"Ah? Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Gu."

"Just had your birthday cake, it was delicious. Where did you get it?"

The woman on the other end of the phone gave a long list of addresses.Gu Han repeated it, and Xiaowen immediately wrote it down obediently, not daring to laugh or sigh, thinking that Sister Liu's birthday was really a surprise.The [-]th-line employees were able to get the president's birthday celebration, and the cake was worth buying.

Gu Han looked at the address ending with the house number, frowned, and then smiled lightly: "Check this dessert shop, especially the staff."

After explaining the work, Gu Han walked back to the office slowly.The computer screen was still brightly lit, but he had no intention of looking at it anymore.Gu Han walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the passing vehicles and pedestrians a hundred meters down, and sighed slightly.

The taste of the cake is still there, familiar and nostalgic.

But memory can be deceiving.

He couldn't forget the taste of the cake, and naturally he couldn't forget the decision of that person who ruined everything and left.It's just that after a few years, he has regarded countless backs as that person, and he has also humbly searched for the remnants of the past.The initial hatred gradually deteriorated.

It is only when he devotes himself to his work that he has no intention to distinguish that kind of complex emotion.

The taste of this cake may just be his ridiculous illusion.

Gu Han packed up the files and got ready to leave work.When passing by Xiaowen's desk, he said: "I will come later tomorrow, and you can show the legal affairs directly after you have sorted things out."