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Although it can't be said to be too dark, both of them have their own histories.Usually these things are not taboo, but they are not always brought up.Tao Ran got up early this morning to catch the plane, and Chang Zheng asked in a daze if he should get up to see him off, but after being pushed back by Tao Ran, he went back to sleep.Before going out, Tao Ran pulled up the handles of the suitcase, and stood by the door hesitating for several seconds.

In the end, he still didn't specifically mention to Chang Zheng that he went with Wei Fangcheng on this business trip.

In fact, if he wanted to check Tao Ran's work arrangement, Chang Zheng could find it in his mailbox.But that day, he also had a customer visit to catch up with, and a project meeting to hold, and he came and went again and again, so he missed this information.

On Tao Ran's side, the flight was arranged earlier, and Wei Fangcheng was an overly silent traveling companion. During the flight to the north, he slept through nearly half of the time without knowing it.He woke up when the flight attendant came to deliver breakfast. Wei Fangcheng next to him slowly turned off the movie on the small screen, removed the headphone jack adapter from the armrest of the seat, put it in a cloth pocket, and put it away in Taoran. While staring unconsciously, he opened his mouth very calmly.

"you're awake."

It would be great if the other party can show a business-like attitude.There was an embarrassing atmosphere from the meeting at the airport, but this time it was much more relaxed.

"...Sorry, I should go through the ppt first and then go to sleep."

He didn't mention why he was so sleepy so early in the morning, and Wei Fangcheng didn't ask, but just gave him a casual look.Tao Ran's heart shuddered.

No one's IQ is in arrears, and what they eat is the bowl of observation. When we work together, there are many occasions where we don't need to explain everything to understand.Between mutual embarrassment and understanding, Wei Fangcheng directly chose the latter on behalf of Tao Ran.

I don't know how or when he saw it, but Wei Fangcheng already knew it.

This world has always talked about retribution, any secret pleasure will leave a mark in the book of merit and demerit, and you will have to pay it back later.Falling in love has to eat grass, this matter has always wandered in the gray area of ​​the company's policy, and everyone's sexual orientation is another layer of subtle information. Wei Fangcheng once liked Chang Zheng, and perhaps he has not completely forgotten his love now... …

The ins and outs, the pros and cons of cause and effect, sparked a scorching spark in Tao Ran's mind for a while, and the temperature faded away in an instant.

Oh, yes, this trip is also flying to the city where Chang Zheng and Wei Fangcheng met.That was the place where Chang Zheng had stayed for nearly ten years since he was in college, and his intuition told Tao Ran that there must be other stories waiting for him to reveal.

Or even if he didn't have the will, Wei Fangcheng would definitely bring the matter to him.

On the one hand, the business trip turned into a suspense movie because of personal affairs, and on the other hand, the client was not a good person.When he first started the ppt, he could still think about what was there and what was not, relying on the fact that he and Bai Manman did it together.Later, Wei Fangcheng asked a few questions from his own professional point of view, but he could only calm down and fell silent.As soon as the words came out of their mouths, both of them knew that if the customer heard this statement, they would think the same way, but unfortunately, these problems were not something they could solve at this stage.

"Why do you want to open a warehouse in T city? Is it because it is cheaper to buy land? There is no mature route for land-sea combined transportation. After a long time, the cost must be higher than opening a warehouse in B city."

Tao Ran opened another document for him to read: "This is the basic requirement they sent over when the project started. Although they didn't say it directly in writing, they communicated several times before and after. With this requirement, we can understand it together. The location of T City was directly determined by their big boss in the United States, only the locations in the South District and East District can be changed."

Wei Fangcheng understood, so he frowned: "So whatever you do is not the most cost-effective solution, because T City is not economical in the first place."

This trip is to introduce the plan to the client's North District management team. The North District will definitely ask why all the plans are based on building a warehouse in T City.But it was the headquarters office that paid them the consulting fee, and they obviously didn't want them to put the words that the United States insisted on T city on the table to the North District.

As expected, the meeting broke up in an afternoon.The North China region accounts for more than half of the client's business in the Greater China region, and it is already somewhat self-respecting, and it has the momentum to challenge the headquarters that directly manages the Southern region.Now that they have seized the opportunity to introduce their plan, it seems that they are going to make use of the problem and bring the contradiction to the top.Consulting companies are caught in other people's office politics, and their role is especially awkward.

When Tao Ran and Wei Fangcheng finally got into the taxi, the evening rush hour in City B had already passed.

It's also the beginning of the lights, but the temperament of City B is quite different from other cities.Behind the modern world represented by the intertwined splendor, there seems to be a thicker, Chen An's past, dormant like an unknown giant beast.You never know where its eerie gaze falls, or whether those rolling old silhouettes are its body or its cover.

Wei Fangcheng, who had been silent for a long time, put his computer bag on his lap, raised his hand and began to untie his tie knot.This meant that the official business had come to an end, and he was about to relax, but Tao Ran's heart tightened immediately.

From the moment he stepped on the ground of City B until now, Wei Fangcheng was like a ticking time bomb whose countdown was not displayed.On the road, in the client's conference room, no matter where he is, his every move seems to be counting down the seconds accurately, heralding an explosion that will come sooner or later.

If you worry for a long time, people will always feel self-defeating.Out of the corner of his eye, Wei Fangcheng's fingers were on the tie, and Tao Ran simply turned to look out the car window.

Never mind, the hour will come.

"I'll be at the hotel in a while, you should go back first, I still have something to do."

Tao Ran didn't look back, and followed his words with a "hmm".

Obviously the other party didn't intend to cooperate, so Wei Fangcheng went on to say: "Chang Zheng gave the dog to me before leaving. Then I left too, and I left it with the neighbor. My little bitch was mated once, and gave birth to a particularly ugly litter of Chuan Chuan... I plan to go and have a look. If you think it is necessary, please tell Chang Zheng for me."

Deliberately, just to say the name of a dog.Tao Ran sighed from the bottom of his heart, suddenly feeling tired for him.

It turned out that the attitude of not letting go was so embarrassing.

These words were like a dispute on the wine table being slowed down. The glass bottle held high in the hand was frozen for too long, and finally fell to the ground and smashed to pieces.But because the waiting was too excruciating, the anger had dragged on into something he had to do, and in Tao Ran's silence at the moment, it turned into a mouthful of bitter wine that was hard to swallow.

In fact, Wei Fangcheng is also a person who can do a job with ease.He must also know what kind of mood it would be if the unresponsive obsession fell into the eyes of others.Even so, he could feel at ease after saying this, Tao Ran could only say nothing.

Even if it was to give the relationship a little dignity, even if it was someone else's unrequited love, Tao Ran didn't say anything until the hotel door opened and got off the car.

In the car, Tao Ran saw Chang Zheng call his cell phone once, Wei Fangcheng was still by his side, and he could only report a few words about work if he wanted to answer it, he was really too lazy to answer it.After returning to his room, changing into his formal attire and taking a shower, he still had to call him back.

"I just found out in the afternoon, who are you on a business trip with. Did he make trouble for you? "

The hotel's soft bed and high pillow have a stylized comfort, which is not intimate, but it must be in place.Tao Ran sank his head in the pile of pillows, sighed and said, "I'm definitely looking for it. Fortunately, I have done everything I need to do in front of the client, but on the way back to the hotel, he said he wanted to see what you left for him. Porridge left for his neighbors. I also said that if I think it is necessary, I can tell you that Porridge had a litter of strings with that little bitch."

Chang Zheng seemed to be choked suddenly, and after a long silence, he slowly answered: "...Sorry, I have caused you trouble."

"It's okay, our boss Chang is very charming, it's inevitable. I've already got you, so don't you allow others to chase after some bad words." Only the wall lamp on his side remained: "Compared with these few words, I think he already knows about our affairs, so he really puts me in trouble."

"Oh, don't worry too much. If there is anything, it has to be aimed at me. Trust me, you won't make trouble."

The same topics, the same worries and commitments, have been repeated several times.It seems that he still needs to speak clearly, Tao Ran rubbed his brows, and sat up on the bed.

"Your intrigue at that level can't reach me, I understand that. But you have to trust me, I have my reasons for being so careful. Our current situation is almost exactly the same as that of Xu Yuan and I before. I know What is it like to be in your position, so I understand your thoughts. You can cover me today, and you are willing to cover me, tomorrow? What about later?"

Chang Zheng immediately asked him back: "So do you doubt my ability, or my will?"

"It's not that I suspect you. It's that one day in the future, the environment around us, or ourselves, will change. We are together, and we can't build on the setting of 'everything is covered by you'."

If it is a young love, you can probably fight again. Anyway, every word of the other party can be exaggerated and misinterpreted. It is too easy to quarrel.But they have already passed that age, so they had to calm down when they talked here.

When Chang Zheng's voice sounded again, it was obviously softened: "Yes, I also understand what you mean. It's just that we have just started, and now I have the ability and the will. I hope you can spend a few days at least. It's an easy day. There must be many difficult times in the future, but that's in the future, and now..."

Tao Ran couldn't help smiling: "A happy day is a day, isn't it?"

Chang Zheng could only sigh: "Isn't it?"

—That's right.It is very lucky to be evenly matched mentally. If you still insist on rejecting the convenience provided by one party in your life, it is hypocritical.

Days are passed day by day. When there are difficulties in the future, Tao Ran will not shrink back when he has to bear it. This is enough.Chang Zheng's attitude was very calm, Tao Ran was silent for a long time, and finally answered "yes".

The two of them chatted about the client's gossip again, and before they knew it, it was already late at night.Tao Ran's ears were sharp, and he heard the faint rustling of clothes and bedding.

"Are you ready for bed?"

"Well, in fact, it can be later."

This tone is really gentle, and there is still a small flame of mutual understanding in it.While responding to him, Tao Ran adjusted his posture to make himself more comfortable, plugged in his earphones, and turned off the lights.

"Later? When can I be late?"

Chang Zheng smiled lowly on the other end: "That depends on how slow you are...or how fast you are."

"Did I tell you that your voice is my favorite thing to listen to alone at night?"

There was a hint of dampness gradually rising from the answer across thousands of mountains and rivers, because of the silence around, it entered the ears and the heart: "When you are alone... um, will you turn off the lights?"

Tao Ran closed his eyes, and opened the belt of his nightgown: "Yes. I like to wear earphones when there is no light, and listen to you talking to me."

"Before that, when I called you very late, would you wish... I said something else?"

The subtle pause in the sentence brings out a breath, like an invisible hand gently caressing the heartstrings.Tao Ran tried his best to keep his voice steady: "Then what do you want to say?"

"I miss you. Stay with me tonight, okay?"

It's really terrible, how can you be so seductive.Tao Ran enjoyed the whispers in his ears, and the panting that he was all too familiar with in the gaps between voices.He finally reached out to hold himself, and slowly started to move: "How do you want me to accompany you?"

"...Like, like now."