Promised period

After that night, Song Ke took sick leave for two days and returned to the company as usual.

"Neither the employer is making a fuss about withdrawing capital, nor is there any competing product seeking us to file an infringement lawsuit. This New Year's Day is a bit uncomfortable for me..." Cheng Yi'an sat and chatted in his office, "Hey, your myopia has increased again? The one you wore before It doesn’t seem like this pair of glasses, new ones?”

I got a dispensable hum: "It's been a while."

"It looks good, how does it match, how much is it?"

Song Ke held the pen, her figure froze slightly: "Forgot."

"Oh, okay." Cheng Yi'an, a stupid brother, didn't think too much about it, "You usually pay attention to your eyes, and don't keep staring at the screen for two or three hours. By the way, how are you preparing for the meeting in the afternoon?"

"It's almost there, but I'm not [-]% sure. The other side has always been demanding on the invested companies. I hope I can handle it by then."

"I don't worry about you doing things, I believe there will be no problem." Cheng Yi'an got up and stretched, and poured him a glass of water by the way, "But it doesn't matter if there is one. If this one doesn't work, find another one. Ruiyan is profitable. In terms of space and prospects, it is their loss if they look down on us."

He took the waterway and thanked him.

"Why are you being polite to me?" Cheng Yi'an suddenly felt very uncomfortable holding his shoulder.

Although Song Ke was thin in the past, she was well-proportioned, healthy and full of energy. She had never been like this now. It seemed that her bones were hollow, so empty that it made people suspect: such a calm and calm appearance was all supported by one breath. In fact, it won't be long before people have big problems.

"Song Ke..."

Song Ke looked up from the screen: "Huh?"

Cheng Yi'an put away his joking tone: "Work is important and your body is also very important. After this busy period, let's take a few days off completely, or go for a walk."

"Understood, thank you brother." He smiled lightly.

In the afternoon, I met with the management of the capital. One of the business leaders surnamed Liu was very interested in Ruiyan, and agreed to visit the company in person in a few days.

Unexpectedly, the progress would be so smooth. When she went downstairs, Song Ke kept lowering her head and thinking about what to prepare. It was not until she was about to leave the building that she realized that the people around her took out umbrellas one after another.

Standing under the eaves, he looked up at the sky.

Although it was raining, the sky was clear and light blue at the moment, just standing quietly like this, the mood was actually not very bad——

If you ignore that the car-hailing software has already ranked more than 100.

Forget it, take the subway.

Just about to step forward and rush out, a charming voice suddenly appeared beside him: "Aren't you going to take the suit?"

Turning around, Chen Nian stared with a smile at a step away.She was dressed in a taupe-colored professional suit, but what she was holding was a jet-black umbrella, which blended together softly and rigidly extremely refined.Walking closer and taking Song Ke's arm, the smiling one just kept silent.

Song Ke also smiled: "Missy is here in person, she must be here to discuss big business."

"Of course, they also said that they want a special car to pick them up, but it took me a long time to refuse."

After laughing, the two of them strolled towards her car, their backs looked like a couple.After getting into the car and putting away the umbrella, she asked, "Where's your car?"

"broken."

She spread her hands together: "What am I talking about? Used cars are nothing but a pit, and all the money saved will be lost to the car repair shop." Song Ke didn't refute in a good-tempered manner, but just wiped the rainwater off her hands with a paper towel.

After looking at him for a while, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that it's okay. You didn't answer the phone a while ago, and I was afraid that you would never talk to me again."

A few days ago, no one answered the phone calls, and when I sent a message to make an appointment for dinner, Song Ke also said that something was up.Chen Nian guessed that there must be something wrong between him and his brother, but somehow, she also developed a kind of avoidance.

Song Ke put on her seat belt, her face said calmly, "How could that be?"

"Why not? My brother is such a big cosmic bastard, if you offend me, won't it hurt me, a pond fish?"

Song Ke didn't answer, just closed her eyes and rested under her gaze.As a result, the car didn't move for a while, and he heard her ask in a low voice, "Are you really alright?"

He didn't lift his eyelids: "Do you think I have something to do?"

It really doesn't look like it, but Chen Nian is faintly unsteady, and she is also in a bad mood.When the car drove to a certain coffee shop, she hijacked Song Ke in again and begged him to share a small piece of cheesecake.

"The desserts in this store are all freshly baked on the same day. The owner's craftsmanship is very hard. My brother would come here to buy them for me after a quarrel. Try it, it's delicious."

Song Ke was so enthusiastic that she couldn't refuse, so she had to sacrifice her off-duty time to accompany Junzi.

When the cake was delivered, she happily divided it into two, and swallowed her half whole with her hands, as if she hadn't eaten for two days.Song Ke couldn't laugh or cry: "Eat slowly, my half is also yours."

She was so choked that she couldn't speak, she swallowed the hot coffee, and only after a while did she pat her chest to catch her breath.But sitting there, sinking into the soft dark green single sofa, a sad look suddenly appeared on his face.After a while, I cried with my face in my hands.

Song Ke asked, "What happened?"

She rested her chin on her hands and sobbed for a long time before finally revealing that today's sadness came from the cosmic super bastard.

It turned out that the big bastard didn't know which tendon was wrong, and suddenly disappeared from the world again a few days ago.He couldn't be reached by phone or text message, so Zhong Wenting had no choice but to come to ask for someone, but Chen Nian hadn't seen his elder brother for several days, so how could he give any clues?The two quarreled for a few words.

"This blood-sucking stinky leech," she gritted her teeth with hatred, "someday my brother will kick him off."

Song Ke felt sad and wanted to laugh, and took a sip of coffee helplessly, it was quite bitter.

"So what about your brother?"

"I don't know where to go, but yesterday afternoon, it reappeared automatically, heh, the back of my head was injured, it deserves it."

The rare half hour of free time was spent in her rambling complaints.After drinking coffee, she took out a small mirror to touch up her makeup, and Song Ke sat opposite her and waited quietly.The rain outside the window has stopped, and the warm winter sun silently illuminates the texture of the wooden window.

On the way back to the company, Chen Nian's mood was much more stable, and he even thought of inviting him to celebrate the New Year together.

"By the way, come to our house for the Spring Festival."

"It's rare for you brothers and sisters to have a reunion dinner, why should I join in the fun?"

"Where is the excitement? My brother probably won't come back, and Aunt Gu will also go back to her hometown to take care of her grandson on vacation. By then, the house should be as deserted as possible."

Song Ke's fingers tightened slightly: "He's not even at home during Chinese New Year?"

"I didn't ask." She turned her face away, "I don't want to talk to him unless he first apologizes for his unexplained disappearance."

This must be impossible.I'm afraid I don't care about everything, how can a person who doesn't care if you are angry or not take the initiative to apologize to you?

At the moment Song Ke only said that she had other arrangements for the New Year, and did not agree to Chen Nian's request.

After another period of time, the previous investment was negotiated and the agreement went through all the procedures smoothly.

On the day of signing the contract, Song Ke asked Mr. Liu to stay for dinner. It was originally a polite remark, but he did not expect that he readily agreed.So Cheng Yi'an also came out to accompany them, and the three of them went to a nearby restaurant and asked for a private room.

Because he was considerate of Song Ke's inability to drink, Cheng Yi'an was the main force of the toast during the dinner, bombarding him with well-recited polite words round after round, directly blowing up Mr. Liu half-drunk.After belching a few times, Mr. Liu half-closed his eyes, and suddenly began to dig out his heart and lungs: "Xiao Song, do you know why I like you Ruiyan?"

Of course Song Ke had no choice but to say all ears.

"Actually, we met before." Mr. Liu looked at him, and began to tell the truth after drinking, "But it's normal if you don't remember. At that time, I was just a small project manager of the previous company, and it was nothing to talk about. Weight. But I remember you, not only you, but also your partner, what's his name? Chen Jue, right."

Now even Cheng Yi'an showed a look of astonishment: "Have you even met him?"

"I've seen it, of course I've seen it! I'm most impressed by him." Mr. Liu picked up the wine glass, "That silly boy, in order to make our boss happy to accompany his daughter every day, he broke his hand and was still waiting for him in the corridor After work, the perseverance is amazing. Didn’t I call you later, Song Ke, I really don’t have any impression of it?”

Thinking carefully about his voice, Song Ke finally remembered: "You are the one who called to inform me."

A phone call ended the two-week cold war between him and Chen Jue.

Mr. Liu slapped the table: "Yes! It's me. At that time, I saw that he was a good seed, and I have been watching the development of your Ruiyan in the past few years. How else could the negotiation go so smoothly this time? By the way As for others, why didn't you see him, could it be that you broke up so quickly?"

As soon as Song Ke mentioned this, his eyes fell on the table, and Cheng Yi'an had no choice but to come out to make a rescue: "Mr. Liu doesn't know, he went home to inherit the family business, there is no way, he has a strong family and doesn't like our small temple. Forget it, come to Mr. Liu and I will toast you again."

Mr. Liu was also very understanding, and only sighed with emotion, "There is always a banquet in the world." Since then, he has not mentioned this matter again.

Alcohol enters the throat, slightly pungent and pungent.After Xi broke up, the two did not rush home, but walked slowly along the street.

It was cold and dark at night, and the streets were full of withered and yellow leaves.

Cheng Yi'an was already slightly drunk, clapping his hands on his thighs and humming slowly, although the tune was melodious, his expression didn't seem so happy.Song Ke lowered her head, quietly looking at the figure on the ground, without saying a word for a long time.

Go out after 500 meters, and there is a barbecue stand at the intersection.Thinking of the days when he worked overtime to buy supper, Cheng Yi'an stopped talking, took off his glasses and put them in his briefcase.He usually wears glasses whenever he is awake, and his eye sockets have begun to sunken over the years, and because he is a few years older than Song Ke, he looks even more vicissitudes and dull when looking at him from the side.

He asked: "Song Ke, do you miss him?"

No need to name names, everyone knows who they are talking about.Song Ke didn't meet his eyes, but just kept silent.

He added: "I kind of miss him."

During the three years of struggle, they supported each other and passed through the most difficult hurdle, but now there are only the two of them left.Walking to the side of the road, Cheng Yi'an put the briefcase away, and sat on it without worrying about whether the computer would be crushed or not.Song Ke had no choice but to walk over and sit down next to him.

"You know," he said with dull hair, "Actually, I looked down on him a little at first, thinking that he was not good at technology, but he was very particular. That kid... you, you remember, right? When we first met, I let him He called Senior Brother, it was like, like killing him!"

Normally restrained people get excited after drinking, and the effect is a bit funny.Song Ke lowered her eyes and smiled silently: "I remember. You bet with him whoever finds the bug first wins, but he lost to you miserably and was forced to wash your socks for a week."

"This kid is generous on the surface, but he really likes to remember our hatred. He scolded me many times behind his back." Cheng Yi'an also laughed, but his eyes turned slightly red when he finished laughing, "Sometimes I think, what if that bet If I let him, will he not leave, will the three of us still be good buddies and good partners."

Song Ke shook her head: "It's not your fault."

"I know, this kind of thing can't be forced." He let out a breath slowly in his chest, and big clouds of white mist floated everywhere, "But I just can't bear it, I can't bear our past days. I always think that if One day he wakes up and comes back to us, if that’s the case, I can add as many classes as I want and write as much code as I want.”

It's a pity that everything can't be forced.

Maybe it was because she was in a bad mood, or maybe it was just a fluke, Song Ke did a stupid thing on the way home for the first time.

drunk driving.

In fact, he only had one drink, but the space in the car was cramped, and the humming noise of the heater almost made him drowsy.When approaching the intersection of the community, I suddenly heard a bang, and the car rear-ended.

Sober in an instant.

Prepared to decapitate and apologize, but got out of the car and found that it was not someone else, but the most feared Maybach.He thought it was because of lack of sleep that his eyes had hallucinations, but who was it if it wasn't Chen Jue who got out of the car?

Chen Jue was wearing a solid padded jacket and leather gloves on his hands. When he saw Song Ke, he asked, "How could it be you?" After speaking, he came to his senses, "Yes, you said you live nearby."

Song Ke wants to cry but has no tears.How come the poorer you are, the more expensive the car you get, the more you don't want to see a certain person, but the more you meet this person.I couldn't afford it, so I had to say sorry repeatedly, saying that I was not careful, and I was clearly not timid in my heart, but I just didn't want to raise my head and look directly at the person in front of me.

In sight, Chen Jue stood silently with his gloves off.Song Ke refused to look at him, and he didn't get angry.

After a while, he took out a cigarette and turned his back to avoid the wind to ignite the fire.After taking two sips, I held it in my hand: "I can meet you wherever I go."

Thought I'd love to run into you?

The Maybach's buttocks were dented in a small piece, and Song Ke saw it, and her heart began to bleed.It hurts, it hurts so much, it's all money, so he said angrily: "President Chen doesn't sleep at night, why are you driving around in the car?"

There is already a bit of drunkenness in the words, but I can't hear it.

Chen Jue smiled, and lightly flicked the cigarette ash with his fingers: "I just wandered around because I couldn't sleep. I was looking for a good place to sleep comfortably for a night."

"The city is so big, why do you come here?"

Chen Jue snorted: "You still said that the urban area is small."

When?Oh, birthday.

"You live here?"

He nodded slowly: "Yes."

"It's pretty broken here."

"Of course it's no better than Mr. Chen's luxurious apartment."

As soon as the words fell, Chen Jue suddenly had a flash of surprise in his eyes.Song Ke didn't know what she said was wrong, but she clearly felt that there was something wrong with her, so she had to stand there stupidly and let others slaughter her.

Chen Jue held back his voice: "How do you know that I have an apartment?"

He opened his mouth: "Chen Nian told me."

"How did she tell you this?"

"We—" We had no choice but to make up nonsense, "We talk about everything."

Chen Jue was quiet, and the corners of his mouth sank slightly: "Do you know that it is obvious that you are lying?"

He raised his eyes, and Chen Jue looked at him, as if wanting to see into his heart.

Unable to resist anymore, he had to rub his hands together vigorously, then lowered his head and breathed on his hands.Unexpectedly, Chen Jue could be aware of the details, and suddenly approached and sniffed: "Have you been drinking?"

He was dumbfounded.

"Do you have basic common sense? How dare you drive after drinking?" Chen Jue seemed to be angry, and his voice became a little harsh.

He was silent, like a log.

"Forget it." Chen Jue pinched out the cigarette, "It's cold outside, you go back quickly."

"What about you?"

"It's not up to you to take care of my business."

He couldn't lift it up in one breath, so he turned around and walked to his car.But after only two steps, he suddenly stamped his feet, stood still for a moment, turned around and walked to Chen Jue again: "What about the car, I don't need to take care of the car anymore?"

Chen Jue looked at him: "Can you control it?"

Yes, yes, how can I manage such an expensive car.

He didn't know what to do and said: "Then I don't care. You have so many cars, you probably don't care about this one or two. When you die one day, all your cars will become Chen Nian's. Chen Nian's is Mine, so what's yours is mine."

Like a tongue twister, Chen Jue laughed angrily. After laughing, he asked again: "Has anyone ever told you that you are stupid if you drink too much?"

He shook his head and nodded.

"Yes or no."

"……Have."

"If there is, what are you hiding?"

It turned out that I was hiding, why didn't I know it myself.Song Ke knew she had lost her composure and refused to say another word.

Chen Jue said to him: "You'd better walk back, the car will stop here and talk about it tomorrow, I don't feel at ease driving in this state."

He asked again: "What about you?"

"I have something else to do."

"what's up?"

Chen Jue looked into his eyes: "I want to find my memories."

This sentence entered from the ear, and made a turn in the heart, turning into the violent rainstorm pear blossom needle in the martial arts novel.Song Ke suddenly woke up from the pain, and hurriedly averted her gaze: "Then I'll go first."

"You go your own way, don't worry about me."

He hummed, and walked in the opposite direction of home with his briefcase, until Chen Jue could no longer notice him, then stopped and turned back slowly.

Chen Jue was still where he was, with his back leaning against the car door, perhaps still thinking about where to go.But the former home is just a step away, even looking up, you can see it from a distance.That was the place where they lived together day and night and faced each other day and night. Chen Jue stood there, and couldn't go back just a few hundred meters away.

Not daring to look for another second, Song Ke took off her glasses and hurried forward, walking aimlessly in the cold wind for a long, long time.

From that night on, something was wrong with him. Others didn't know it, but he knew it himself.Sleeping until midnight, he would vaguely hear someone knocking on the door, bang bang bang, very real, but when he opened the door, there was nothing outside.When he sees a similar car on the road, he will mistake it for Chen Jue's license plate number. If he really catches up with it, he will find that none of the numbers match.Even when he was working, several times he thought Chen Jue was still there, and he would not wake up until the email he sent was returned, showing that the email address was invalid.

He knew he was sick, but he didn't want to tell anyone.