Promised period

Before the long vacation, Qin Binkai invited Song Ke back to the beach.

"Although Linjiang is a good place, it's still a long way from our place. How about it, do you want to go back with me? It just so happens that I also went back to the company to complete the transfer procedures."

After being seconded to the group for so long, the official procedures have been delayed.It's not because Song Ke never agreed, it's mainly because Qin Binkai himself is still hesitating. Life here in Linjiang is stressful, and he hasn't quite adapted to it.

Song Ke thought about it for a few days, but couldn't make up her mind.

It was a Friday when summer started, and it was still clear in the morning, but in the afternoon there was thunder, and you could hear the rumble outside when you were sitting in the office.Pushing open the window in the house, he smelled the muddy smell before the heavy rain, and only one thing came to his mind.

I forgot to bring my umbrella for so long.

But Chen Jue probably forgot.In this month, he has hardly been to work seriously, either outside to discuss business, or to travel all over the world, and sometimes he left within two days after returning to the company, not to mention Song Ke, even Cheng Yi'an had never met him much.

In the evening, the sunset glow was covered by thick dark clouds, and most of the colleagues decided to leave work early to avoid being blocked by the heavy rain on the road.Song Ke and Cheng Yi'an also wanted to leave early and hurriedly finished their work, but they couldn't make it in time.

It began to rain heavily around six o'clock, and the gray asphalt ground became darker with the rain, and the leaves of the sycamore trees were smashed to pieces, and the raindrops made the windows crackle.

"Hurry up, hurry up," Cheng Yi'an came over with a potted flower in his arms and called Song Ke, "I heard from the traffic station that traffic jams are starting now, and it will definitely not get through any later."

Song Ke hummed, put away her things and went downstairs with him.

During this period of time, Song Ke's illness has almost never occurred, and her spirit has improved a lot, and she can drive to and from get off work normally every day.Cheng Yi'an didn't drive today, so he happened to rub him against him.

The two ran to the parking lot under the same umbrella, their shoulders were almost wet.The outside of the park was already blocked, and the car drove to the entrance and exit, and queued for nearly 5 minutes before getting out.

"Looking at this posture, I'm afraid there will be waterlogging again tonight. Linjiang's drainage system is really bad. A little rainstorm can flood it for most of the day."

Listening to Cheng Yi'an's complaints, Song Ke turned the steering wheel and glanced sideways, unexpectedly seeing a tall and tall figure striding into the park.

Song Ke straightened her back, startled for a moment.Cheng Yi'an soon noticed it, lowered the car window and shouted, "Chen Jue!"

Chen Jue stopped 30 meters away with his briefcase in both hands, and looked back at them.

It was raining heavily, and the inside and outside of the car were like two worlds.

"Chen Jue?" Cheng Yi'an almost poked his head out and shouted loudly, "Chen Jue? Here!"

But the rain was too loud to hear clearly, and the car body was caught in the queue and couldn't move.Cheng Yi'an had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and call. Song Ke looked at Chen Jue through layers of rain and fog, but Chen Jue didn't look at him, and just freed up one hand to answer the phone.

"I'll come back to get something, and I'll leave when I'm done." The signal was bad, and Chen Jue's voice was intermittent, "You don't have to wait for me, go back quickly."

Cheng Yi'an asked, "Do you have an umbrella in your office?"

"Don't wait for me, you go your way."

"But--"

The phone was taken away by Song Ke: "You didn't drive?"

There was a moment of silence on the phone, perhaps because he heard his voice.After a while, Chen Jue said, "The car has been sent for maintenance."

"We'll be waiting for you opposite the exit."

Song Ke hung up before hearing the rejection.

Cheng Yi'an froze for a moment, then looked at him intriguingly.Song Ke turned her face away and looked at the leaves floating on the water outside. She clearly didn't let anything go in her heart, but she was so full that she couldn't breathe.

It took nearly a quarter of an hour for Chen Jue to come out, almost drenched all over.Cheng Yi'an turned his head and stared at him in the back seat carefully: "When did you come back?"

"Last night." He wiped the water on the back of his neck with his sleeve, lowered his head, and his voice was still a little hoarse.

Cheng Yi'an said "Oh": "I didn't hear what you said." Then he handed over the tissue in front of him: "Wipe your hair too, don't catch a cold if it's wet like this."

"Thank you."

The recent change in Chen Jue's attitude is obvious.Cheng Yi'an was silent for a while, and then snorted sadly: "You are still so polite to us."

Chen Jue raised his head after wiping, and the eyes of the two collided in the rearview mirror. Song Ke was taken aback, feeling that he hadn't seen him for a long, long time.But Chen Jue said to Song Ke: "Just put me near the subway later, and you don't need to send me there."

Song Ke couldn't speak, and reluctantly smiled back at him.The heart seemed to have been roasted by the fire, becoming brittle and thin, and it would burst open with the slightest touch.

It was raining heavily outside the glass windows, and the wipers didn't even have time to wipe off the water, but the inside of the car was very quiet.The car moved slowly on the viaduct, becoming more and more like a flat boat in the vast ocean, unable to see the way ahead and where to go.

Seeing that the atmosphere was so silent, Cheng Yi'an had no choice but to start a random topic: "Where are you going to go for the long vacation, have you figured it out? Let me talk about me first, I don't go anywhere, I just concentrate on staying at home with my flowers and plants."

Turning her head to look at Song Ke beside her, Song Ke's lips were slightly pursed, and she held the steering wheel with both hands: "I might go to the beach."

Cheng Yi'an didn't react for a while, and said with a smile: "Traveling, good thing, it's good to go out for a walk and relax. With whom?"

Only after asking did I realize how bad it was.

Song Ke was silent for a moment, her throat seemed to have swallowed glue.Chen Jue's voice came from the back row: "When you go to the beach, remember to wear more sunscreen."

Just like what he had told Chen Jue at the airport.

"When you get there, remember to wear sunscreen. The sun by the sea is also very poisonous in winter, so don't take it seriously."

"know."

"Don't patronize and play, the business must be settled."

"know."

"Don't eat local food indiscriminately. If you eat badly, there is no one to take care of you. It is inconvenient to go to the hospital alone."

Chen Jue no longer said he knew, but just squeezed his hand tightly: "Are you reluctant to part with me?"

Song Ke regretted not answering "yes" at that time.At this moment, he could only adjust his breathing silently, and nodded to Chen Jue in the rearview mirror: "Okay, I know."

"When are you leaving?"

"Not yet."

Chen Jue nodded slightly, and stopped asking.

"And you, where are you going on vacation?"

I don't know if Song Ke's voice was too soft. Chen Jue didn't seem to hear this sentence, so he slowly looked away. Song Ke thought about it and still didn't ask a second time.

After taking Cheng Yi'an home, the car turned around and drove on the familiar road.

Just the two of them.Chen Jue didn't say much in the back row, Song Ke was the only one in the car.The road was finally blocked and stopped completely, and the two had no choice but to communicate.

Song Ke raised her eyes: "Wait for me in the car for a while, and I'll take off the umbrella for you, so that you won't go back in the shower."

Chen Jue said, "Thank you."

"It was originally your umbrella, so I should be the one to thank you. How is Chen Nian doing? Seeing that her circle of friends doesn't have time to update, is she busy recently?"

Chen Jue's voice was flat: "There is something wrong with the company."

This sentence of course refers to Mingtu.

Song Ke was silent for a moment, and said insincerely: "Actually, Ruiyan's life is pretty easy now, you don't have to run around like this for the time being, it doesn't matter if you stay in Mingtu."

Chen Jue didn't answer immediately, and kept silent.Song Ke was afraid that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly added: "I didn't mean to drive you away, I didn't mean that, but I was just worried that you couldn't take care of it."

Only then did he let out an "um" and quietly looked at the rain outside the window.After a while, he took out a paper document from his wet briefcase and put his hand on the passenger seat.

"Recently, two interns share the same workstation. After a period of time, the spring recruits will arrive, and the place will be more tense. So I asked the property to sell the upstairs floor. In a few days, the desks and chairs will be replaced. It will be delivered."

While driving, Song Ke raised her head to look at him in the mirror, her eyes were stunned and confused: "Why didn't you discuss it with me?"

"Not enough time." He explained briefly.

"But……"

"You don't have to worry about the money. I paid it in advance for three years." He moved his eyes out of the window, "I've lent the money to the company with no interest. When you are able, you will pay me back. I will convert the debt to equity." Accept it, whatever you want."

Many fine rain bubbles burst out from the bottom of my heart, making my heart extremely sore and uncomfortable.Song Ke wanted to stop but couldn't, so she and the car were wrapped in the rain and moved forward slowly.

Chen Jue's tone was still very polite: "You should know that it will be a matter of time before I return to Mingtu. Before that, as long as I can think of, I will do it for you, whether you want it or not, whether you accept it or not, you will be my friend. It's okay to be arbitrary, whatever you want."

Song Ke's eyes became hot and she couldn't speak.

"I won't see you off this time when you leave." Chen Jue looked at him from the rearview mirror and said quietly, "I used to always see you off, but this time I won't see you off if someone else is with you. .”

Will you not get used to the road ahead without me to accompany you?Actually, what I want to ask is this sentence.But I waited and waited, sat and sat, and then I didn’t want to ask anymore, and changed it to a sentence: "Is he treating you well?"

Song Ke didn't expect that he would ask this, and felt stagnant.After a while, the corners of the mouth raised helplessly: "You have become quite gossip anyway."

He also smiled: "Everyone is curious, so I'll ask."

"Everyone?"

"colleagues."

Song Ke pretended not to care, and smiled as hard as she could, but her throat was so tight that she couldn't say a word, feeling very desperate in her heart.Because he obviously has nothing to do with Qin Binkai, but he can't tell Chen Jue, because he is afraid that Chen Jue will think too much, but he can't give more.

For four years, they were the closest people to each other, but they didn't tell the colleagues in the company. So far, they have separated, and the colleagues are still curious about him and others.

"Have you eaten yet?" Chen Jue asked him again.

He shook his head and said, "Not hungry."

Because he was afraid that Chen Jue would invite him to eat together, but he didn't want to say that he had eaten.He has been in such a state recently, looking forward and backward, becoming not like him.

Fortunately, Chen Jue was very sensible, and he didn't say a word that embarrassed him, but told him: "Don't eat those unhealthy things, I really don't know what to eat, I can choose quick-frozen dumplings."

He said "hmm" and smiled slightly: "It's the same with you, don't embarrass yourself with bad cooking skills, go out and buy if you can't cook well."

"I don't cook when you're not here." Chen Jue looked calm, "I buy and eat."

Song Ke finally fell silent.

Downstairs in the community, the rain had already lightened a lot, but the wind picked up at some point, shaking Fawu on the side of the road slightly.

Chen Jue said, "You don't need to take the umbrella, I'll take a taxi by myself."

Song Ke opened her mouth: "That's not okay, I didn't send you home, you—"

"Seeing you is enough."

The two sat one behind the other, Song Ke didn't even dare to turn her head, Chen Jue's voice seemed far away from her.

He said: "I am satisfied to see you when I come back this trip. There is something I forgot to tell you. I want to take a few days of annual leave. I have some personal matters to deal with, and I can't take care of the company's affairs for the time being. However, I have successfully signed the contract recently. A few big contracts have come down, and Rong Xin’s order has also been received, so you just have to rest assured to do it. There is a senior brother in technology, remember to listen to him more.”

The sky darkened little by little, and the rain was still falling, but it couldn't be seen clearly, as if it had stopped.

He said: "Song Ke, I believe in you more than anyone else, I believe that you can do our Ruiyan well. Don't forget to call me when you treat everyone to kaiseki cuisine."

He said ours, but he meant to go.

Song Ke sat stiffly in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel, at a loss: "I'll get you the umbrella."

After speaking, he opened the door and got out of the car, hurried upstairs, and ran down again before he could take a breath.Fortunately, Chen Jue was still there, standing in the rain and waiting for him.

He ran to Chen Jue and hurriedly opened the umbrella. Chen Jue lowered his head slightly and looked at him without saying a word.

There was obviously a lot to say just now, but now there is not a word.

Tonight Song Ke needs to raise her head to see Chen Jue clearly, see Chen Jue's eyebrows, nose, lips, and Chen Jue's eyes clearly.He saw himself in Chen Jue's eyes, alone.

Song Ke called Chen Jue, and Chen Jue smiled at him, looking the same as four years ago, but lost a lot of edge.

"I heard."

Chen Jue no longer smelled of cigarettes, and Song Ke no longer had that faint scent. They were no longer who they used to be, but they could still hear each other when they called each other.

"Go up," Chen Jue said, "call me if you miss me."

The umbrella was given to him, and he took it.

Song Ke had no choice but to turn around and leave.Walking into the corridor and turning around, he was still standing there.The moment the two looked at each other, he smiled again, and raised his hand as a gesture to answer the phone.

Song Ke was panicked and didn't understand why.

I went upstairs and opened the door of the house, and ran into the bedroom after only a second of silence in the porch, without even having time to change my shoes.

Opening a corner of the curtain, there is still a straight figure of Chen Jue under the street lamp.The place has changed, but the people have not changed. Chen Jue is downstairs looking at his window as before, but with an extra umbrella.

Maybe Chen Jue was still waiting for him to go downstairs, the last time, but he still didn't go down after all.