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In the early morning of the next day, the two woke up in an unspeakable atmosphere, and they hardly talked to each other when they arrived at the company.

During the lunch break, remembering that Xu Shuyuan's birthday was approaching, Fu Jia still felt that he should express something.It's not to redeem anything, it's... just to make up for the regrets of four years ago.

Of course, you can't send an air conditioner like Xu Shuyuan, it's too different from ordinary people.What should I send?

I don't know what he lacks, nor do I know what he likes, because Xu Shuyuan seldom expresses a strong interest in one thing.Needless to say, in the past he was just obsessed with Fu Jia, and other aspects of food and clothing were very casual.

After thinking about it, Fu Jia decided to pick a briefcase, after all the one Xu Shuyuan used was cracked.

On weekends, Pei Xiaoou accompanied him to choose. The stores on the first floor of the shopping mall were chosen one by one, and all of them were extremely expensive.Xiaoou persuaded him: "It's better not to hold on, and it's better to choose a cost-effective one based on your current economic situation."

But if you want to change it, you should change it, so that it can last longer.Finally, I gritted my teeth and bought a more than 5000 one, and asked the teller to help wrap it up, with a small card attached inside.

Xu Shuyuan's birthday is on Friday, and the weather forecast says it will be sunny.

In addition to presents, Fu Jia also wanted to bring something to eat, so he specially bought small tomatoes the day before, and made them for dessert after getting up early.The small tomato is cut, and the sour plum is sandwiched in, and the opening is glued with honey. It tastes sour and sweet after being chilled in the refrigerator, especially suitable for summer.

This is what he learned from the Internet, and he has tested it several times in advance to ensure that it is foolproof.

During this period of time, everyone in the office was closed, and everyone was running fast when they got off work.At six o'clock in the afternoon, Fu Jia left the company on time, changed her outfit when she got home, and then took the desserts and gifts from the refrigerator out.

Xiaoou found out Xu Shuyuan's address for him, and someone in the sixth department knew it.Fu Jia was a little surprised to go downstairs in the community, because the place in front of him was much better than he had imagined, at least better than the place he lived in now, but the location was a bit out of the way.

"66." The taxi driver reported the number.

Fu Jia groaned, thinking to herself, she would not have taken a taxi if she had known.Fortunately, this number is considered a good sign, so let's take it as blessing that everything goes well tonight.

It was getting late, and the sky was full of rays of light overhead.

The roads in the community are winding, there are benches beside the lawn, and there are cat food bowls for stray cats. It seems to be a caring place.While waiting for the elevator, Fu Jia's mind raced and he imagined several possibilities.

If Xu Shuyuan was at home, he would say his blessings face to face before leaving.If he is not at home, we have to wait and see. If we can’t wait, put the things at the door and send him a text message to wish him well.

The advertisement of the cleaning company was posted in the elevator, Fu Jia looked around in a daze, feeling a little nervous.

After all, last time... last night was quite embarrassing.Although he didn't mention Xu Shuyuan or Xu Shuyuan afterwards, the relationship between the two didn't improve, but became more and more rigid.

What is the first sentence when we meet later?

He didn't know it.

I reached the tenth floor in a daze.There was no movement inside, and there was no light in the crack of the door.Guessing that Xu Shuyuan hadn't come back yet, Fu Jia raised her hand and knocked on the door, treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"coming."

— A woman's voice.

He was completely unprepared, and was about to leave for a second, but the door opened unexpectedly.

"You are……"

Nothing to be ashamed of.Fu Jia took a breath and turned to face the person at the door.Wu Qian held the door and blinked her eyes slowly: "Are you paying...paying..."

Can't remember his name.

"Fu Jia." He couldn't imagine how ugly his smile was, but he still forced himself to be polite, "I have something to do with Manager Xu."

The light in the living room was not turned on, and it was pitch black behind Wu Qian, her eyes shifted to the gift in his hand, and she immediately understood it.

"Are you also here to celebrate Manager Xu's birthday?"

Fu Jia was speechless for a moment.

That's right, how could I think that Xu Shuyuan had no other friends?In fact, Shuyuan has always been very popular no matter in college or in the company, but his temperament is low-key.

"No." He shook his head hastily, "I happened to pass by and bring something up for a friend of his. Is he there?"

"Manager Xu hasn't come back yet, we plan to give him a surprise so..." Wu Qian pointed back shyly, "Everyone is hiding in the bedroom, I thought it was the cake delivery."

Fu Jia was stunned.

It seems that this trip is really redundant.

"Then trouble you to carry your things in, I won't go in." As soon as he put down his things, Qiu Yue came out of the bedroom. Seeing him, he frowned enough to kill a fly: "What are you doing here?"

Fu Jia didn't want to explain anymore: "I'm leaving now."

"Do you know?"

"Of course." Qiu Yue snorted and caught a glimpse of something on the ground, "A birthday present for Shuyuan?"

Fu Jia didn't say any more, and turned around to press the elevator.

With his back to them, he heard Wu Qian ask in a low voice: "What's the situation?" Qiu Yue closed the door directly: "An uninvited guest."

After entering the elevator, Fu Jia kept avoiding her eyes, not seeing clearly whether they had brought the gift in.After going downstairs, I suddenly found that it was already dark, and it only took about ten minutes.

His footsteps stopped at the entrance of the corridor. For a long time, he didn't think clearly whether he should leave, until a passerby behind him asked him to make way.

"Excuse me……"

Stepping out of the residential building, the sky seems to be covered with a layer of black cloth, and there is still a faint moonlight shining through, but it is not bright enough.

The name on the phone is always at the top, but I don't know what to say.

Xu Shuyuan came back more than an hour later.

He was on the subway when his phone vibrated, didn't look at it, and only remembered it when he took the key.The message is from Fu Jia, the content is very brief, it seems that there is no need to reply.

As soon as the door opened, seven or eight friends and colleagues jumped out of the room: "Surprise!"

Qiu Yue was holding the cake in the middle, Wu Qian ran to turn on the light, and everyone looked at him with smiles.Xu Shuyuan stopped at the porch until Qiu Yue came over and kicked him: "Take the cake, what are you thinking about?"

This is the first time he has faced such a thing since he was a child.He remained silent for a long time, then took a few steps forward, and finally walked into the crowd.

The moment before turning on the light, Fu Jia was downstairs looking up at the window, just in time to silently count to which floor.When the living room was lit up, his heart trembled, and his eyes widened slightly.

The bench was still warm from the sun, and it was warm to the touch.He hesitated for a while, then took out his mobile phone, staring at the phrase "how are you doing?" he sent, lost in thought.

Let it be like this, and there is nothing nutritious to say, it is his business whether to return or not.

After the laughter, his colleagues clamored for Xu Shuyuan to share the cake. He took off his coat to cut it, revealing a fresh injury on the back of his hand.Qiu Yue asked: "What happened?"

"The cat scratched it."

The stray cat downstairs scratched him yesterday, he was about the same as Fu Jia, and his usual docileness was all pretended.

"Eat first, I'll change clothes." Xu Shuyuan entered the room.

Someone went to the kitchen to get the prepared snacks. Because they didn't know the situation, they brought the box of ebony tomatoes too. You and I couldn't eat much left.Deng Ziyi twirled one and asked, "Who bought this, it's quite delicious."

They all said they didn't know.

Xu Shuyuan happened to come out, and Qiu Yue took him aside: "Shuyuan, come here and tell you something."

It was getting late, and the quietness of the balcony was in stark contrast to the liveliness of the living room.

"Fu Jia came here in the afternoon to give you a birthday present, and I took it for you." The bag at his feet was there, and Qiu Yue lightly kicked it, "Here."

Xu Shuyuan glanced away and looked away, as if he didn't care, "I'll smoke a cigarette, you go in first."

But Qiu Yue saw through him at a glance, smiled, patted his shoulder and walked away.

A happy birthday is of course not worth thanking, but Fu Jia has been here, and he can't arrogantly pretend not to know.Called and waited for a while to get through.

"Hey?"

Fu Jia's voice was a bit dry and unsteady, as if it was unbelievable that he would call.

Xu Shuyuan asked: "Did you come to my house this afternoon?"

"Yeah." He paused.

"Who told you the address." Xu Shuyuan took out the lighter, bit the cigarette in his mouth and moved it over, speaking a little vaguely.

Fu Jia: "Huh?"

"I asked how you know where I live."

He took out the cigarette, and swept downstairs through the white mist, and accidentally saw a person sitting on the bench, his back suddenly stiffened.

After seeing who it was, his eyes suddenly darkened.

"I..." Fu Jia muttered, "Don't worry about it, anyway, I won't do you any harm."

"So you just came for a delivery and then went home?"

The faint sound of wind, the rustling of leaves, and Fu Jia's slightly uneven breathing could be heard on the phone.

"Ah."

Xu Shuyuan smiled sarcastically.

The people downstairs were not sure why he was laughing, and remained silent for a while.Turning his face to the side, he happened to see a wild cat under the chair. He jumped up in fright, but was tripped by the handle of the chair and almost fell down.

Fu Jia exclaimed.

Xu Shuyuan frowned, knowingly asked: "What's the matter?"

"No, it's nothing." He patted his chest, "I almost ran a red light just now."

After speaking, he raised his head and took a look upstairs, but unfortunately he went to look at the window of the bedroom and didn't pay attention to the balcony.It took a while to react: "My phone is almost out of battery."

Xu Shuyuan dusted off the cigarette ash: "What does it have to do with me?"

Fu Jia laughed dryly: "That's right."

The phone hung up just like that, without any nostalgia.Fu Jia looked away from the screen, feeling empty.

There were many mosquitoes downstairs, and he was sitting next to a street lamp, and his calf was soon unbearably bitten.After much deliberation, I still don't want to leave, because I missed Xu Shuyuan's birthday four years ago, and I can't miss this rare opportunity again.

Who knows what next year will be like?It's rare to be able to say happy birthday face to face.

Upstairs, eating cakes, drinking and playing games, the noise lasted until 11 o'clock at night.Friends left one after another, Xu Shuyuan stood at the door to see him off, and Wu Qian was the last one who delayed.

Everyone is very good, first take the elevator downstairs.

Wu Qian drank a lot tonight.She lowered her head at the door, twisting her hands together nervously: "Manager, I have something to say to you."

Xu Shuyuan also smelled of alcohol, but his mind was very clear.

"It just so happens that I have something to say to you."