sleepy tiger

The moment Mu Xu stepped into the office, he noticed something was wrong. He looked at the small pink watering can on the window sill, and said to Chi Juntao behind the desk, "Did you buy it?"

"It's very cute." Chi Juntao said, keeping his eyes on the computer screen, typing on the keyboard with both hands, "What did you use to water the flowers before?"

"Drink the leftover tea." Mu Xu said.

"Now it has its own watering can." Chi Juntao said, "It needs fresh water."

"I need fresh tea." Mu Xu said, "It only needs to drink the water I drink."

"Both of you are called Clover." Chi Juntao said, "Be more polite to your brother."

Mu Xu glanced at the lush green plants on the window sill, sneered, and sat on the leather swivel chair behind the mahogany table, stretching with his arms raised.

"Did the meeting go well?" Chi Juntao asked.

"It didn't go well." Mu Xu said, "I had a big fight with my partner."

"Oh?" Chi Juntao stopped typing on the keyboard, raised his head and looked at Mu Xu, "Why?"

"It's nothing more than a matter of interests." Mu Xu said triumphantly, "But I won the quarrel." He took a sip of tea and narrowed his eyes, "It's not really a quarrel.

"No wonder you won." Chi Juntao said, "You are the king of yin and yang."

"Thank you for the compliment." Mu Xu readily accepted Chi Juntao's compliment, "A little trick, when you want to annoy others, pretend you don't understand what he said."

"Just like you usually hate me." Chi Juntao said.

Mu Xu shrugged: "Yes, like that."

"Do you know what I do when I'm angry?" Chi Juntao said.

Mu Xu was in the right mood and didn't mind wasting time arguing with Chi Juntao. He held his chin with one hand and looked at Chi Juntao: "How to do it?"

"I'll grab one of its leaves." Chi Juntao pointed to the alfalfa whose leaves overflowed the flower pot on the window sill.

"It's growing well." Mu Xu said, "It seems that you haven't been angry too many times."

"Its vitality is as strong as your cynicism." Chi Juntao said.

The screen of the mobile phone on the desktop lit up, Mu Xu reached out to pick up the mobile phone, clicked on WeChat, and usually sent a message from his well-behaved lover who would not disturb Mu Xu on weekdays.

[Li Hongyang: Xiao Xu, are you free tonight?I want you to have a drink with me. 】

[Li Hongyang: It’s okay if you don’t have time, it’s not necessary. 】

[Li Hongyang: I'm just a little...]

[Li Hongyang: Forget it, don't worry about me. 】

[Mu Xu: Where are you? 】

[Li Hongyang: I'm at school. 】

[Mu Xu: I'm free now, I'll go find you. 】

[Li Hongyang: It's actually not a big deal. 】

[Mu Xu: Two 10 minutes. 】

Mu Xu stood up, went to the coat rack, took off his coat, and said to Chi Juntao: "I have something to do at the moment, you continue to write your paper, don't wait for me at night, go out to eat something by yourself, or find a kid surnamed Cao to play with." , must go home before eleven o'clock."

"Are you going to deal with your lover's affairs?" Chi Juntao asked.

Mu Xu put on his coat and looked at Chi Juntao: "It's none of your business."

"I had lunch with Kan Mengran at noon." Chi Juntao said, "There was a girl, probably the daughter of your business partner, who asked Kan Mengran if you were single. Kan Mengran said that you have a stable lover."

"Yes." Mu Xu said.

"Just lovers?" Chi Juntao asked, "There can be many lovers, but lovers with a stable relationship are rare."

"Now you see." Mu Xu said, "I like a simple life, an obedient lover, and a decent job." He straightened his cuffs, checked his phone, keys and wallet, and said, "If you If you want to discuss the meaning of a lover with me, I suggest you make an appointment in advance. Since I have no plans to change lovers in the near future, I have to hurry up and coax him." He waved to Chi Juntao, turned and left.

"Meng Ran, I'm in a hurry..."

Mu Xu's voice disappeared the moment the door was closed, and he didn't see Chi Juntao's suddenly dark eyes, and Chi Juntao didn't understand where the anger in his heart came from.

He should have expected that Mu Xu would never be single. Any young and handsome president would be a hot item in the marriage market—except for being young and handsome, any rich man would be a hot item, not to mention Mu Xu was young and handsome. It is simply a priceless crown.

Chi Juntao recalled the conversation with Kan Mengran at noon. Kan Mengran stirred the rice in the bowl with a spoon and joked: "These girls always think that they are the saviors who lead the lost handsome men to the grave of marriage. She never thought , men enjoy the feeling of wandering among the flowers." She looked at Chi Juntao, "I didn't mean to target Chi Shao, I mean, all men are like this."

"I admire your transparency." Chi Juntao said, "Did you just tell that girl that Mu Xu has a lover?"

"Mr. Mu asked me to say this. He felt that creating an affectionate character would help dissuade these Yingying and Yanyan." Kan Mengran said, "But I don't know that this makes them even crazier."

"So he doesn't have a lover?" Chi Juntao asked.

"Of course he does. Which rich man would like to spend the weekend alone?" Kan Mengran said, "Don't you have a lover?"

"I try my best to have one-night stands." Chi Juntao said, "I don't call them 'lover'."

"You were the one who patted your pants and left." Kan Mengran said.

"Everyone takes what they need." Chi Juntao said, "So Mu Xu..."

Kan Mengran interrupted him with a smile: "If you want to know more about Mr. Mu, just ask Mr. Mu directly. I can only say what he asked me to say."

"Well, you are an excellent secretary." Chi Juntao said.

At the gate of Dongshengli No. 9 Middle School in Fengtai District, a black Hongqi H[-] parked under the locust tree in front of the school.

Mu Xu rolled down the car window, Li Hongyang walked out of the school gate and waved to Mu Xu.

"What happened?" Mu Xu pushed the door and got out of the car, looking at the tired Li Hongyang with concern.

"Can I talk in the car?" Li Hongyang asked.

"of course."

Mu Xu turned sideways, Li Hongyang sat in the back row, Mu Xu sat next to Li Hongyang, and closed the car door.

"On Monday, one of my female students disappeared." Li Hongyang said, "The police just found her body in a reservoir in the north of the city."

Mu Xu lost his voice for a moment, and he raised his hand to stroke Li Hongyang's hair.

"His parents threatened to sue me for sexual harassment," Li Hongyang said. "They said I caused her death."

"Just because I am her class teacher." Li Hongyang said, "I live alone, I am nearly forty years old, and I am silent, so they think I am easy to bully."

"How much do they want?" Mu Xu asked.

"300 million." Li Hongyang said, "They still have a young son to raise."

"When my daughter died, their first thought was to ask for money." Mu Xu said, "How do they prove that you were sexually harassed?"

"I don't know." Li Hongyang looked at Mu Xu, "I want a hug."

Mu Xu leaned over and hugged Li Hongyang, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to give you 300 million?"

"No." Li Hongyang said, "I just want to rest for a while." He buried his head in Mu Xu's shoulder, "Thank you for coming to accompany me."

"Want to have a drink?" Mu Xu said, "I've made a reservation."

"Up to you." Li Hongyang said.

"Brother Yang, Lan Meng." Mu Xu said, "It's a very private light bar, and his seafood pot is also good."

Li Hongyang hugged Mu Xu and did not move, he said: "I should change my job, it's strange to be single at my age."

"What do you want to do?" Mu Xu asked.

"..." Li Hongyang thought for a moment and said, "Is there any job that can change cities every three months?"

"Don't think too much, your job is very good." Mu Xu said, "There is an establishment, the salary is not rich, but it is enough to live..."

"Before I met you, I had a boyfriend whom I had been talking about for five years." Li Hongyang said, "The reason for breaking up is that he wants to get married and he wants to have an offspring."

"I hate stability." Li Hongyang said.

"This is the first time you have shown interest in front of me." Mu Xu said.

The car drove smoothly, and the atmosphere inside the car was dull and quiet.

Li Hongyang asked: "What kind of person do you like?"

"I don't know." Mu Xu said.

"Anyway, you don't like people like me." Li Hongyang said.

"I was hugging you when you said that." Mu Xu said.

"I'm serious, you don't like me." Li Hongyang said, "You want me to accompany you because I have no thoughts, I am invisible in front of you. You just want someone to accompany you, this person is best not speak."

"Are you asking me to accompany you, or are you asking me to terminate this relationship?" Mu Xu asked.