mandatory agreement

Lu Zheng woke up and lay lazily on the bed. He turned his head and asked Zhou Xing, "Do you want to take off my mask?"

Zhou Xing hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head.

"Maybe you will regret it." Lu Zheng said this very sincerely.

"I do not want to see."

"Ok."

The conversation ended here, and until Zhou Xing left, Lu Zheng didn't take the initiative to say anything, but sent a car to take Zhou Xing home.

For the next two weeks, Lu Zheng wasted all his energy on work. He only slept four hours a day, and began to use various relationships to deal with ongoing and upcoming difficult matters.

When he finally finished his last job and had a two-day rest, Sara sent "unfortunate news" just right—"Mr. Weiser has a new love, and they have started dating."

Lu Zheng took a sip of the pitch-black concoction and asked with a smile, "Where are they dating today?"

"Union Freedom Park."

Lu Zheng opened Zhou Xing's dialogue window, thought for a moment, and asked, "What kind of invitation won't be rejected?"

"For help." Sara provided a reference answer.

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"Ding--"

Zhou Xing had just finished his last exam, his bracelet vibrated for a moment, and when he opened it, he found that it was a message from Lu Zheng.

"I want to go to Union Freedom Park to climb mountains and draw pictures, but there is a section of road there that is too difficult to walk, can I ask you to go with me?"

Within a few seconds, Lu Zheng sent another message - "You can pay, I really can't find anyone who can go with me."

Zhou Xing took a deep breath, deleted the refusal, and replied: "I will go with you, but you don't need to pay."

"I'll ask the driver to pick you up."

"it is good."

The driver this time was the same as last time, Zhou Xing still felt very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

Zhou Xing was too embarrassed to ask the driver, but his frequent gazes betrayed him.

The driver asked him in a deep voice, "Why does Mr. Zhou always look at me?"

"I just think you look familiar."

"Maybe I ran into it by chance before."

"Hmm, it's possible."

Zhou Xing scratched his hair in embarrassment, and completely suppressed the suspicion that surged in his heart.

Union Freedom Park is a well-known scenic spot in the Union. There is a mountain inside. The mountain is not high, but the scenery is good. It is a place often visited by lovers and artists.

Zhou Xing is no stranger to this mountain. He and Wei Ze often go on dates here, and they have had many sweet memories here—of course, Zhou Xing no longer wants to think about these memories now.

The driver drove into the Union Freedom Park along the car lane, stopped at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Xing got out of the car, and saw Lu Zheng at a glance.

Lu Zheng didn't wear a mask today. He wore a beige mask that covered the upper half of his face, exposing his chin and half of his lips. Zhou Xing stared at it for a while, thinking, Lu Zheng really doesn't look ugly.

Mr. Lu Zheng, who is not ugly, is leaning on a black trekking pole and carrying a same black mountaineering bag today, and changed into a set of sportswear. This set of very healthy and uplifting equipment on his body makes him look even more weak.

Zhou Xing's eyes stayed on Lu Zheng's pale chin for a long time, and he couldn't help asking him, "What's wrong with you? Your complexion looks bad."

"There was an accident before, and the body has not been cultivated well." Lu Zheng raised the corners of his mouth, and even his smile was as fragile as paper. "I can't die yet."

Zhou Xing didn't continue to ask, and directly reached out to "grab" Lu Zheng's bag, put it on his shoulder, and said, "Let's go, go up early to avoid the noon sun."

"okay."

Leaning on a climbing stick, Lu Zheng walked up the gentle slope with Zhou Xing. His speed was not fast, but he was not slow either. The two walked in silence for a while, but Zhou Xing still had nothing to say and brought up a topic: " How is Sara?"

"You seem to pay more attention to him than to me," Lu Zheng complained, and then changed the topic, "Sara is fine, but he is upgrading the system recently, so I didn't take him out."

"Sir, when you were lying, your physical signs didn't change at all."

Lu Zheng adjusted his mask, pretending not to hear Sarah's words.

"It's just that it's rare to encounter such a perfect artificial intelligence. Did you customize Sarah?"

"No, Sarah was created by me."

"Are you an artificial intelligence engineer?"

"That's it."

"An artificial intelligence engineer who is good at drawing?"

"An engineer who really wants to poach people."

Zhou Xing understood the unfinished meaning in his words, and understood that this conversation could not continue.

"If you need money, I can lend it to you."

What Lu Zheng said seemed to be superior, but also with a hint of uneasiness.

"It's not about the money. As I said, I like him very much." Zhou Xing had made his decision a long time ago, so he naturally chose to refuse.

Lu Zheng stopped in his tracks and said, "Actually, I asked you to come here on purpose."

"Didn't you want to find a place with a good view to paint?" Zhou Xing was not surprised at all. After all, if he wanted to, there would be too many people like Lu Zheng who would become his escorts.

"I just want to meet you and chat with you." Lu Zheng turned his head and looked at his people through the mask. "I want to see if I can change your decision."

"You know my answer." Zhou Xing looked too cold.

"I don't believe how much you like your match. I investigated you and your ex-boyfriend." Ex-boyfriends are inseparable."

"You are violating the alliance law." Zhou Xing was not angry. Maybe he was used to being hit by all kinds of blows. "My business has nothing to do with you."

"Wei Ze has a new love, and they are on this mountain. I originally wanted to take you up the mountain, but I accidentally discovered the truth." Lu Zheng turned the climbing stick half a circle, then twisted it back, "But I changed my mind, I Choose to tell you and let you decide whether to go up or not."

"No more," Zhou Xing replied quickly, almost without hesitation, "Weize has nothing to do with me anymore, and I'm not interested in his affairs."

"He betrayed you..."

"We have already broken up," Zhou Xing interrupted Lu Zheng calmly, "He has the freedom to choose a new love, and I will choose to follow the agreement I signed."

Lu Zheng took a step forward, raised his climbing stick, tapped Zhou Xing's toes, and raised his voice to ask, "Do you like Wei Ze so much? Even if he betrayed you, you still choose to hurt yourself for him?"

"I promised him, I will choose to fulfill the contract, Lu Zheng, this has nothing to do with you, I know you like me, but so what? I don't like you."

Zhou Xing's indifferent expression was finally broken, but he couldn't tell whether the source of his agitation was because of Wei Ze or because of Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng was silent for a few seconds. Without saying a word, he took back his trekking stick and walked slowly in the direction he came from.

Zhou Xing watched him leave step by step at the same spot, and the inexplicable panic in his heart was getting bigger and bigger. He couldn't control his body, ran down the road quickly, and stopped in front of Lu Zheng, panting.

Lu Zheng stopped, turned around, and wanted to walk around Zhou, but he heard him say: "There is a tea house at the foot of the mountain, which is not bad. Let's go there for a cup of tea."

"It's not necessary." Lu Zheng said in a low voice.