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The gully between Jia Lin's brows is getting deeper day by day, and every time he comes back, he has to try his best to cover up his exhaustion and forcefully smile at him, his heart will always be pierced.He wisely chose to pretend not to be aware of it, and, as always, talked and laughed heartlessly at Cheng Jialin, but took advantage of Cheng Jialin's inattention, and got Lao Yang's contact information from his mobile phone.

With Cheng Jialin's temperament of reporting good things but not bad ones, he certainly wouldn't tell him why, so he could only take the next best step and start with Lao Yang.After knowing the cause and effect, Xiao Ran finally realized the reason why Cheng Jialin has been deliberately refusing to look at him recently.He thought about what Lao Yang said at the end that their game was only a small part away from being ready to play, and the palpable regret that was not diminished by layers of radio waves, and found a reason, and Cheng Jialin Separated for a week.

Cheng Jialin agreed with a wry smile. He couldn't tell whether he should be disappointed or relieved, but during that week, he almost lived in the company.

In the dead of night, he would stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the city, and return to the loneliness and depth of the night, asking himself over and over again in his heart:

What am I doing this for?What are you working for?What is life for?

But... no matter what it is for, this road of life has to continue.

A week later, Xiao Ran returned home and waited until eleven o'clock at night, but he couldn't wait for Cheng Jialin to come back, so he had to call him back.

Cheng Jialin thought that something had happened to Xiao Ran, and rushed back in a hurry, but as soon as he entered the room, Xiao Ran threw himself into his arms.

Xiao Ran hugged his waist, like dancing a waltz, turning and turning, Cheng Jialin was dizzy, so he took him to the sofa and sat down, and asked coquettishly: "Did you miss me these days? "

Cheng Jialin nodded honestly, without even saying "um".

Xiao Ran pouted, let him go, and muttered to the side: "I miss you all the time."

Cheng Jialin nodded quietly again, before asking him: "Are you done with your work? Will it be too hard to move back here?"

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows. Do you think he moved back too early?He narrowed his eyes and looked at Cheng Jialin, sighed secretly, not intending to argue with him: "I'm done with my work, I still have time left to prepare a gift for you."

"Oh, that's right." Cheng Jialin smiled forcedly, he has no money to buy him a return gift now, and his food for this week is all donated by Lao Yang and Xiao Li.

Xiao Ran selectively ignored Cheng Jialin's sad smile, took out a bank/bank card from his wallet, and said relaxedly: "Here, this is a gift for you."

Cheng Jialin's face darkened: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Ran secretly said, "Sure enough, this is the rhythm of getting angry." He hurriedly shook his head, and explained anxiously: "I have contacted your senior brother before, and I know your situation. You should take the money for emergency use first."

Before Cheng Jialin refused him, he said as a matter of course: "I just lent the money to your company first, and I will pay it back later, um, with the principal and interest, but for your sake, the interest will be paid back." Take less."

Cheng Jialin looked at the righteous and awe-inspiring appearance he deliberately pretended to be, and couldn't be happy at all. He asked him with a half-smile: "You have already understood the difficulties of our company, and you also know that the salary you saved at work is not enough for us to meet emergency needs." Yes, and now you are so sure that you can solve our problem, I guess there is 300 million in this card, right? Where did you get so much money?"

Xiao Ran leaned back almost imperceptibly — I leaned back, I am a top student, this principle was analyzed so clearly that there was no room for him to make up a reason to ease it.Under Cheng Jialin's scrutinizing gaze, he dodged his eyes for a moment, and said falteringly: "I sold... my house."

"You..." Cheng Jialin sucked in a deep breath, "You" for a long time, but couldn't continue, and finally got up and walked to the balcony without saying a word.

Xiao Ran looked at Cheng Jialin's trembling back, lowered his head and smiled silently, he is such a proud person... I must have completely hurt his self-esteem.

Time passed unhurriedly, Xiao Ran looked at the quiet quartz watch on the wall in the quiet living room, and as the second hand turned, he counted the elapsed time in his heart, but he couldn't remember his own time. How many laps did you count.

After an unknown amount of time, all the lights outside the window were extinguished. He guessed that Cheng Jialin should have calmed down, so he got up and tiptoed to the balcony, and gently hugged Cheng Jialin from behind.

Cheng Jialin's body froze suddenly, then he took a deep breath, relaxed, and sighed: "Why are you so stupid, the house is now a value-preserving asset, and the house price will rise again in two years, so you can sell it as soon as you say it ?”

Xiao Ran didn't care at all: "I don't live in that house now, and I don't want to rent it out, so I might as well sell it. Besides, I live in a big house now, and I don't have to pay rent. The money from selling the house can be invested in your company." No matter how I get the interest, I earn it."

Cheng Jialin: "You completed the transfer procedures within a week?"

Xiao Ran said "Yes": "I sold it at [-]% off the current market price. The owner was impatient and ran through all the formalities in a hurry, but he was not bad, and he even helped me solve a problem The problem is that my broken furniture was recycled at a high price, which made me feel a little cheap."

Cheng Jialin smiled self-deprecatingly, who is taking advantage of whom? They did it only because they were afraid that you would regret it.He was silent for a while, then asked again: "Do your parents know about this?"

Xiao Ran shook his head: "I don't know, I sold it without telling them."

"How can you not inform your parents about such a big event?" Cheng Jialin tried his best to restrain his emotions and said in a low voice, "That is the house your parents bought for you. How can you hide it from them?"

Xiao Ran: "Uh, it's troublesome to explain... So, your game should be launched quickly and make a profit, so that I can give my parents an explanation."

"..." Cheng Jialin smiled bitterly, and said in a deep voice, "I can't promise you anymore. I have thought a lot during this time, and I found that this circle is far from being as simple as I imagined. Excitement, the ambition of the second game planning, in the end, it was just to tell me that this is just my self-righteousness. I don’t really count anything, I can’t predict the future of this game, and I don’t know what I am now What is the reason for continuing to persevere, maybe in the end, it is just to make yourself lose more embarrassingly."

Xiao Ran quietly listened to his confession of self-denial, and sighed vaguely: "Cheng Jialin, are you too eager for quick success?"

Cheng Jialin was caught off guard for a moment, and Xiao Ran said again: "It's only been a year since your company was established. Although the results of the first game are not satisfactory, it cannot be denied that it is indeed A good game, you can achieve such a result, you are actually pretty good. Besides, no one who has just entered the industry can reach the sky in one step. You must understand such a simple truth better than me. Why do you work so hard without sleep? Do you want to win success as soon as possible? Do you still want to compare the success value accumulated by others for more than ten years with your one-year working experience in the game?"

"I...don't know," Cheng Jialin said with a mocking smile, "Maybe."

Xiao Ran: "... Are you a schoolmaster, are you showing off your head?" He really didn't know what to say about Cheng Jialin.

After he paused for a moment, he said firmly: "Don't underestimate yourself, there is still a long way to go, I believe you will be able to go far on this road, and you will definitely come from behind and surpass those successful predecessors , no matter what, in my mind you will always be the best."

Cheng Jialin lowered his eyes and felt his mouth was as bitter as if he had eaten yellow lotus. He didn't know if he could bear Xiao Ran's unreserved love and expectations for him, he murmured: "It's worth it." Is it worth it for you?"

Xiao Ran rested his chin on Cheng Jialin's shoulder, his eyes fell into the hazy night, the road in the distance was sunk in a dim light and shadow, he squinted his eyes hard, but he couldn't see the way ahead At the end of the episode, he felt a little sour for a moment, tightened his arms, and said sullenly: "It doesn't matter if it's worth it... Even if it's not worth it, I'll admit it."

Everything in the future is too unknown. He can't predict it, and he doesn't want to imagine it.

Cheng Jialin raised his hand and squeezed Xiao Ran's hand on his chest. He had mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Ran, can you help me?"

Xiao Ran: "Huh?"

Cheng Jialin squeezed his palm and said softly, "Come to our company and help me."

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, then smiled suddenly: "You are going to risk everything, are you going to drag me into the water together?"

"..." Cheng Jialin suddenly became enlightened in his teasing words, and he smiled relievedly, "Well, that's it, then do you want to go into the water?"

Xiao Ran: "Get down, how can you not get down, even if you don't pull me, I will jump in."

Cheng Jialin: "Well, I will definitely catch you."

Xiao Ran rested his head on Cheng Jialin's neck, and gave a heavy "hmm".

Afterwards, the two