Tentative

"Hey, um, I'm here, come down." Jiang Yuzhao squinted his eyes and looked up at the office building, the sun was a bit dazzling today, "...It's okay, then I'll wait for you downstairs, um."

He hung up the phone and found a shady place to stand.

In 5 minutes, Qin Shi hurried out of the office building, and saw Jiang Yuzhao at a glance.The other party was facing away from him, with his head down, probably playing with his mobile phone.She came down in a hurry, and she didn't have the patience to wait for the elevator, so she simply ran down the stairs, still out of breath.As soon as she saw Jiang Yuzhao, she patted her chest to comfort herself, tried her best to restrain her breathing, and then walked over slowly.

She was wearing high heels, but the sound was not uncommon at the door of the office building, and it would not attract attention at all.Qin Shi approached Jiang Yuzhao cautiously, then suddenly reached out to cover his eyes from behind, and deliberately pretended to make a strange voice: "Guess who I am—!" Jiang Yuzhao was much taller than her, and she had to raise her hands completely , to accurately cover his eyes.This question is meaningless at all, Jiang Yuzhao didn't answer, reached out to hold her hand, pulled it off his face, turned around and saw Qin Shihong's little face: "... people who are already at work, still playing with these things .”

Qin Shi didn't think it was a blame, so she held his hand and stuck out her tongue playfully: "Slightly—"

She shook Jiang Yuzhao's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go, I'm starving to death."

It happened that a gust of wind blew over and messed up Qin Shi's hair.Jiang Yuzhao stretched out his hand to push it away, and put it behind her ear.This happened when we went out together before, but now he does it naturally and doesn't find it weird.Qin Shi was the same, dragged him with a smirk, and went in a certain direction: "Come here, this restaurant is super delicious!"

Seeing Qin Shi's happy and hearty appearance, the words he had originally planned became a little difficult to say.Jiang Yuzhao didn't say anything, and let her lead the way into a nearby tea restaurant.

As soon as Qin Shi sat down, she took the menu and ordered, and said in her mouth, "I'll help you order. Anyway, I know your taboos, and I know what's delicious in this restaurant." Jiang Yuzhao nodded, not thinking about eating at all. superior.

If we talk about Qin Shi and Qu Zhe, Jiang Yuzhao thinks that one is like the sun and the other is like the moon.Qin Shi is too hearty, and her radiance sometimes makes Jiang Yuzhao feel ashamed—for such a transparent girl, he hides so many things on his mind.

Seeing that Jiang Yuzhao obviously had something on his mind, Qin Shi didn't ask any questions, just like the usual meeting, cheerfully talking about the recent experience, talking about where there is delicious food, where is it suitable for traveling, etc., it doesn't matter.

The food came out soon, Jiang Yuzhao tasted it, and it tasted pretty good.But he really didn't have any appetite, so he put down his chopsticks after eating half of it, and watched Qin Shi continue to eat.

Qin Shi felt very embarrassed when she was stared at: "Why are you looking at me? Don't you eat?"

"...I'm full." Jiang Yuzhao said, cleared his throat, and finally decided to speak: "Actually, I have something to talk to you today."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

The next sentence became difficult to say, Jiang Yuzhao lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the girl's bright face - he was afraid that Qin Shi would cry, she has always been like this, happiness and anger are written on her face, and she doesn't know how to hide it.

Qin Shi still looked at him, waiting for the next sentence.

After being silent for a while, Jiang Yuzhao finally raised his head and said, "...let's break up."

As expected, Qin Shi paused for a moment with the hand holding the chopsticks, then put it down in a panic, picked up the water glass next to her, and poured down the whole glass.Before she could respond, Jiang Yuzhao went on to say: "I'm sorry... I don't think I can delay you any longer... I'm not ready for marriage, and maybe I'm not suitable for a relationship."

As he spoke, he quietly observed Qin Shi's expression with dodge eyes.He was very afraid that Qin Shi would burst into tears here, and he didn't know how to coax her at all.Thinking of this, Jiang Yuzhao regretted why he chose to say it at this time, it would be better to choose a certain weekend to eat at home.But he soon realized that he didn't want to wait any longer, didn't want to wait for an appropriate time, and it would only get harder and harder to procrastinate. He had had enough of this sense of guilt.

I didn't want to be with anyone, I just didn't want to delay any longer.

Qin Shi put down the water glass, breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally said: "...Okay! I agree."

"You..." Qin Shi's reaction was completely beyond Jiang Yuzhao's expectations.Not only did she not cry, she even smiled as usual, as if she wasn't sad about it at all.She continued: "...Ah, brother Zhao doesn't need to be so cautious, I already knew."

"Know what..." Jiang Yuzhao became nervous inexplicably, he was afraid of saying that name from Qin Shi's mouth.

Qin Shi smiled, raised her hand to straighten her bangs and said, "I know Brother Zhao doesn't like me, I can feel it."

"Sorry……"

"You don't need to apologize." Qin Shi waved her hand, looking indifferent, "I also posted it in the first place... Hey, but that sentence is true, barely useful."

Looking at the girl's open-minded and straightforward face, Jiang Yuzhao became more and more speechless.

Qin Shi didn't follow the words, and stretched out her hand to call the waiter to pay the bill.Jiang Yuzhao hurriedly took out the money, but she stopped him and said, "Brother Zhao used to treat me to dinner, but today I will treat Brother Zhao to dinner."

"Maybe there will be no chance in the future, but it doesn't matter," Qin Shi said with a smile, "I wish you happiness."

"……You too."

Besides, Jiang Yuzhao didn't know what else to say.Qin Shi's reaction made him feel better. If she really started crying, he would probably be at a loss.

When the two left the tea restaurant, Qin Shi took the lead and said, "Then I'll go back to the company first, and I can take a nap, Jiang Yuzhao."

"Ok?"

"Goodbye."

"……goodbye."

Jiang Yuzhao watched the girl stepping on high heels into the crowd. She didn't know when she no longer sprained her feet because of wearing high heels. Obviously, she complained every day that the high heels had worn her heels.Qin Shi will also grow up and learn to restrain her emotions, so she won't be like that little girl forever.

It wasn't until Qin Shi walked into the office building that Jiang Yuzhao turned and left.

Her shoulders shrugged slightly, and after entering the office building, she covered her mouth and quickly entered the stairwell.She seemed to lose her strength all of a sudden, and sat on the stairs recklessly, trying her best not to cry too loudly.

When Qu Zhe saw Shen Yizhuo again, it was already a new year.

Although it is not the Lunar New Year, New Year's Day has indeed passed, so it can be regarded as the New Year.During the New Year's Day holiday, the wages for work will be doubled, so Qu Zhe has not rested for three days, and works seriously in the convenience store.Qu Xiaoyu is a bit weak, and his complexion is getting worse and worse recently, so Qu Zhe will visit her whenever he has time.

When he got off work that night, a brown-red SUV that he hadn't seen before was parked outside the convenience store. He just glanced at it and didn't think there was anything wrong, so he turned around and walked towards the apartment.

But immediately, the driver's window of the SUV rolled down: "Hey!"

Although the other party didn't call his name, Qu Zhe could still feel that it was calling him.It was close to eleven o'clock in the evening, and there was no one on the street, especially where he was, he was the only one.Qu Zhe turned his head, pointed to himself, and said softly, "Are you calling me?"

A little distance away, the light was dim, and he couldn't see the driver's face clearly.

But what is certain is that it must not be Shen Yizhuo - although there is only one word, he can tell that it is not Shen Yizhuo's voice.

The driver nodded hastily, and shouted again: "...Come here!"

Qu Zhe walked towards the car suspiciously, and when he saw the other person's face clearly enough, he immediately recognized who it was - it was Qi Sheng, that "Brother Sheng".

Seeing that he was getting close, Qi Sheng handed him a cigarette first: "You're off work."

Qu Zhe took it over and thanked him: "...do you have anything to do with me?"

Qi Sheng pointed behind him, smiled and said: "There's a bastard here, just say send him to you."

Even without looking inside, Qu Zhe knew who was sitting in the back seat.He wanted to refuse, and even wanted Qi Sheng to send him back to Qu Xiaoyu, but he didn't know how to say it.Qi Sheng lit his cigarette, then handed the torch to him, and lit his cigarette for him.Qu Zhe quickly waved his hand and took out the lighter from his pocket: "No, no, I have..."

The other party didn't say much, and took the lighter away, and then said: "... Are you living in his apartment now?"

"Um……"

"I said, his apartment is not small, you live alone?" Qi Sheng asked.

Before Qu Zheli could figure out what he meant, Qi Sheng had already said on his own: "Master Shen sleeps in the office every day, and after sleeping for a few months, the office is almost married."

"Shouldn't he sleep at his parents' place or..." Qu Zhe lowered his voice, "Isn't his wife's place?"

"I thought you knew him pretty well." Qi Sheng raised the corners of his mouth and smiled meaningfully, "Anyway, I brought him over for you. Get in the car, and I'll take you both home."

Qu Zhe sighed secretly in his heart, and finally agreed.He walked to the co-pilot and was about to open the door, Qi Sheng greeted suddenly: "Then why do you sit in the back seat, my girlfriend doesn't like people sitting in my co-pilot."

"……it is good."

He nodded, turned his hand and opened the door of the back seat, Shen Yizhuo leaned on the other door, eyes closed tightly, smelling of alcohol.

While driving, Qi Sheng said: "He's been busy with work recently and often sleeps in the office, so I called him out to relax. Don't worry, he only drank and didn't do anything else... But he drank a little too much .”

"Ah."

Seeing that Qu Zhe was so indifferent, Qi Sheng didn't bother to talk anymore, and drove all the way to the downstairs of Shen Yizhuo's apartment, sent the two of them to the elevator and left.

Before leaving, he said intentionally or unintentionally: "Be nice to him, for all these years, he has only thought about you."

The elevator door closed, and it went up slowly. Shen Yizhuo leaned on him, feeling a little heavy.But compared to before, it seems to be a little thinner.This is not the first time Qu Zhe saw Shen Yizhuo who was drunk, but it was the one he was most at a loss for.

Should he take care of the person, change his clothes, send him to the bed and cover him with a quilt, or should he just throw the person on the sofa and forget about it?

Qi Sheng's words were like throwing a stone into his calm heart, and it swayed and rippled for a moment, which would not stop for a while.

Shen Yizhuo seemed to be asleep, but Qu Zhe knew he was not, and he still retained a little strength.

He helped Shen Yizhuo into the door, and said in a low voice, "If you have the strength, you can clean up and sleep by yourself."