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Not sure if Tao Ran would come over, Chang Zheng left a floor lamp in the living room, put the wooden box containing the diary on the coffee table, went back to the bedroom and lay down first.

If Tao Ran wanted to take a closer look at the past, he was willing to send everything to him.As long as he sees this, he will definitely understand.

The fluffy clouds were dispersed by the wind, and the black sky finally subsided the last ray of brightness, and everything fell silent, but Chang Zheng couldn't sleep no matter what.Too lazy to look at the time on his phone, he just stood alone with the night time, waiting for his anxious mind to be worn away bit by bit.

Just when drowsiness gradually overwhelmed him, the door suddenly made a slight knock.Chang Zheng lay still, but immediately became sober.

The people who came back probably also knew that it was very late, so they deliberately did everything lightly.All Chang Zheng's attention was focused on hearing, but he could only hear a few unavoidable sounds in the living room.

For example, the leather sofa sinks, the water cup collides with the glass surface of the coffee table, or the buckle of the wooden box is opened.

Then, immediately after, the buckle clicked again.Tao Ran apparently put it back immediately after discovering what was in it, took it into the bedroom, and gently placed it on the storage shelf next to the TV.

It would be boring to pretend to be asleep at this time, Chang Zheng turned his head from the posture with his back to the door, and opened his eyes to look at him.

Tao Ran was unbuttoning his shirt. Seeing that he had "woke up", he naturally leaned over and touched his lips. Then he continued to grope in the dark. I took off my pajamas and didn't turn on the overhead light in the room until I entered the bathroom.

Still so considerate.Chang Zheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart.

Keeping his eyes closed, he waited until the sound of the water subsided, until the sound of Tao Ran stepping on slippers slowly approached the bed, and finally, finally, until Tao Ran lay down next to him, reaching out to hug him from behind as usual .

The suddenly relaxed body can't deceive anyone, and Chang Zheng didn't want to hide anything in front of him, so he quickly leaned back.

The response he got was a kiss from Tao Ran on his hair.

He wanted to say, I will never open that diary again.How many past events are left in ashes, I would like to only remember the twilight in the depths of time, so as to illuminate the road ahead of us.

He wanted to say, I know we don't need this between us, but thank you for not embarrassing me.

He wanted to say, the past is a fait accompli, and all I can give you is the present and the future.

But when things came to an end, he couldn't say anything.Tao Ran's breath was lingering in his ears at this moment, full of freshness and softness of life... and boundless tolerance.

After waiting for a long time, Chang Zheng still didn't make a sound. Tao Ran thought he was sleepy, so he adjusted a comfortable angle and hugged him tightly, and said in a low voice, "Go to sleep."

Silent all night.

In the early morning of the next day, Chang Zheng was awakened by Tao Ran's purposeful touch.

The wet kiss lingered persistently on the side of the neck, Chang Zheng's neck could hardly be touched at ordinary times, and now Tao Ran clearly did not intend to let him go.Between trembling and panting, Tao Ran asked, "Today... do we have any plans?"

Chang Zheng's body was hot from being rubbed by him, and his mind was muddled: "It seems...not..."

Tao Ran clasped his curled knees and kissed along the line of his arched upper body. After several hours, she never spoke again.

They spent a Sunday fishing together.

It seemed that some kind of warm liquid had finally flowed over his head. From that day on, Tao Ran never wanted to ask Chang Zheng why he acted like a crazy gambler, spending all his money betting on this relationship.

When he bumped into Chang Zheng's body, seeing his obsessed expression and slightly frowning brows, and only wanted to enjoy all of this until the end of the world, he already understood everything.

Apart from joy, his love has also given birth to jealousy and fear.

He tasted sourness, and thus understood sweetness, and felt vaguely that he had finally touched perfection.

From this moment on, Tao Ran began to care about winning or losing.

The aftermath of the incident in the bar was lingering, until several weeks later, Ye Qi called to ask Tao how it was.

Tao Ran asked with a smile how ugly his face was at that time. Ye Qi, who rarely asked other people's private affairs, said that it was extremely ugly, and he had never seen Tao Ran's face that night for four years as a college classmate.

Ye Qi had picked a late enough time to call, but Tao Ran was still working overtime.It's always strange to hide in the conference room and talk about such a personal topic. After a short chat, the two said goodbye to each other.The phone call lasted only 5 minutes, and the consultant who worked overtime had already found him, and he was hesitating at the door whether he should call Tao Ran directly.

"……what happened again?"

The main force of this project is only a few years older than Bai Manman, and his makeup is a bit too hard, and he is far from the age to advance and retreat in the workplace. When he is forced by a client, he becomes anxious: "Manager Tao, just now Some customers called us and scolded us, saying that we were irresponsible, we changed people in the middle of the battle, and asked us to refund the first phase of the project payment and terminate the cooperation.”

Tao Ran comforted her with a few words on his face, but he was smiling wryly in his heart.When Yang Bojun was here, he really didn't think how important she was, and now he left without saying a word, leaving such a big mess behind, Tao Ran was ordered in the face of danger, and suddenly he felt a sense of being awakened by the fact that he had been poured cold water on his face.

Over the past six months, he and Chang Zheng have been involved in work and life, and the two have experienced many ups and downs. Therefore, there is an occasional opportunity to work outside the small team, which feels like a day in the mountains. millennium.

The relationship between Yang Bojun and Old Man Jia was similar to the close cooperative relationship between Chang Zheng and Tao Ran at the beginning, but the subsequent development is really hard to describe.Although old man Jia is called so in the company, he is actually only in his early forties, barely considered a handsome uncle, with a full-time wife and a pair of children at home.It is said that several years ago, when the second child of Jia’s family was born, he sent red eggs to his colleagues who usually cooperated a lot to announce the good news. Yang Baijun directly threw his share into the trash in front of Jia and others. bucket.

When Tao Ran joined the company, this incident had already happened for at least two or three years, but he still listened to it several times, which shows the explosion of public opinion at that time.Later, he talked to Chang Zheng about reaching out to his subordinates. Chang Zheng said very bluntly that I found a boyfriend for myself, and what old man Jia did was not as open and aboveboard as I was.Tao Ran declined to comment on the words "fair and aboveboard".

This time Yang Baijun resigned suddenly, and used the long-accumulated annual leave to cover the original one-month handover period, and disappeared almost immediately. At least in the eyes of most people in the company, it must be that the years-long "emotional entanglement" with Mr. Jia has completely collapsed meaning.

Half of her departure should have been premeditated, and the other half was due to anger, so the mess left behind was simply not something that Old Jia, who had been out of business for a long time, could handle alone.Theoretically, the performance belongs to the partner, but the client belongs to the company. If there is trouble to the point of losing business, it cannot be covered by a partner.The company held an emergency meeting of partners, and all members voted anonymously to recommend the project manager to rescue the emergency. The results were announced on the spot, and the one with the highest number of votes was actually Tao Ran.

Among the few partners who are close to Chang Zheng on a daily basis, someone once asked him about his relationship with Tao Ran, and Chang Zheng always smiled and said nothing.Over time, Tao Ran, like Yang Baijun, is actually a special person with a certain brand on his body.It's not exactly a good name.But none of them expected that Tao Ran's working ability, like gold that cannot be concealed by gravel, could make these picky and mean partners resonate in such a way.Chang Zheng silently felt honored in his heart.

How could he stop Tao Ran from shining.So for a period of time after that, it was impossible for Chang Zheng to reach out to touch the project under Mr. Jia's name that Tao Ran was following up on. Because Tao Ran was too busy with his own work, he had to delay the progress or hand it over to other project managers. Chang Zheng was so busy that he didn't have time to enter the house.

In the big meeting room that day, Tao Ran sat with the three children for a whole day.The customer directly gave the landline number of the meeting room if he had something to do, and if he called in, he would listen and deal with it together.In the evening when the twilight was sinking, someone suddenly pushed the door, his figure was blurred against the light, but Tao Ran only took a glance and felt at ease.

"Tao Ran, come out."

When he was handed a glass of iced latte, he felt that his throat was so dry that it hurt, so he quickly took a sip to moisten it: "... When are you going to get off work today?"

"Let's talk about it, it won't be too late." Chang Zheng led him into another room, which is a place for colleagues in the company to talk. When entering the door, there are only floor-to-ceiling windows and a small sofa, which is suitable for sitting on knees: "I have something to tell you , do you know where Yang Baijun's next home is?"

Tao Ran stared into his eyes: "You mean you're still in the industry? That's not surprising. The reason she said earlier was that the elderly at home were in poor health and needed to be taken care of. It was a lie."

"Hehe, have you heard of why old man Jia came to our place?"

Tao Ran really wanted to stretch his muscles and bones, but his body was wrapped tightly in a shirt and suit, so he could only stand and move his shoulder blades a little: "It seems that they came from our rivals, and they brought several big clients with them when they came. If it weren't for these few The combined size of the family is indeed large, and they will not be so tolerant of his mediocre performance these years... Wait, did Yang Baijun go to that family?"

Chang Zheng looked tired and nodded slightly.

"That……"

Although it had been several years, it was obvious that they were still holding grudges over there, and that's why Yang Baijun, a former traitor's relative and subordinate, jumped over there, probably to pry the client back.Coupled with the personal grievances between the two of them, the next thing is really a headache when you think about it.

Chang Zheng looked at the stagnant traffic on the elevated downstairs, and there was a slight change in his tone: "I asked someone to find out about this. She will start her job next Monday, so no one here should know about it for the time being. You hope I How to do it?"

"What are you going to do if you don't ask me?"

Chang Zheng smiled meaningfully: "It would be a small credit for me to report the news immediately. But why should I say so?"

Following his train of thought, Tao Ran gradually understood what he meant: "If the old man finds out and takes precautions, the partner evaluation at the end of this year..."

Chang Zheng turned his head and took a deep look at him, Tao Ran immediately stopped talking.After all, this is in the company, and it's good to know some things well.

There is no limit to the number of partners at this level, and there is indeed a fixed number of senior partners.For a long time, the reason why the old man regarded Chang Zheng as his imaginary enemy was precisely because he was the most unstable among the senior partners, and Chang Zheng was the fastest rising among the partners.In other words, only after he leaves can Chang Zheng take the position. Even if he declines day by day, it will be of great benefit to Chang Zheng. At least the hope of promotion will be greater day by day.

What is most beneficial to Chang Zheng right now is that both the upper management of the company and old man Jia continue to think that Yang Baijun's departure is just a normal manager's departure.When she joined a competitor's company and started grabbing customers, this was unexpected and severely damaged Old Jia's income pool and growth in the coming year, so that Chang Zheng could reap the benefits.

Out of respect and trust, he immediately told Tao Ran the latest news, and frankly asked his opinion, but in fact the pros and cons were already in front of him.Tao Ran turned the matter over in his mind again, and couldn't help sighing: "Just do what you have to do, I just pretend I don't know."

"After a while, the news will reach us. The old man will definitely squeeze your labor force frantically, and will find an opportunity to blame you for losing the customer, and even say that I instructed you to do it..."

Tao Ran took over the words: "Even without the fact that Yang Baijun's next home is an opponent, these customers are already very angry and may not be able to keep them. So since I took over, I have been working with all the children, exchanging emails, The information and evidence are all kept, just to prevent him from finally saying that I am not dedicated...don't worry, I know the seriousness."

Chang Zheng looked at the huge Xie Yu flower fluttering in the wind, and gradually revealed a strange expression that even he himself didn't know.Tao Ran happened to bump into him when he looked up, and got up from the sofa in fright.

"I... go back to work first?"

Chang Zheng smiled and opened the door for him, and stroked his back lightly: "Well, go home early."

Listening to a sentence that was not wrong at all, but said the late-night adult show announcement, Tao Ran was so teased that his face became hot, so he had to turn to the bathroom to wash his face, tidy up his expression before returning to the meeting room.

Another night of overtime work, which was normal for them, quietly kicked off in the brightly lit office.