grey alley

Some things can't be held back when people get old. The housekeeper wakes up in the dark with his coat on, but he drinks two glasses of water before going to bed. After he lies back on the bed, his whole body will immediately become an overflowing jug , I want to pour some water out from time to time.

The housekeeper rubbed the goose bumps on his arm, and heard the violent storm outside, the raindrops were beating densely and forcefully on the window, the bursts of sound mixed with thunder, and there was a lot of noise outside.

Worried about the roses in the garden, he looked at the time at the same time. The pointer on the wall pointed to almost eleven o'clock in the evening, and he didn't know if Lu Mingzhou had returned.When the other party was going out, he suddenly had a whim and said that he wanted to go out to watch a movie. He usually stayed at home to rest on rest days. The housekeeper rarely saw him thinking like this for a while, so he paid attention to the weather forecast and told him to go out and remember. Bring an umbrella.

The lobby outside is dark.

Just as the housekeeper turned on the light, there was a knock on the door, knocking on the door, faintly.

He hesitated for a moment, then walked over to open the door, only to see Lu Mingzhou standing at the door soaked all over, with one hand resting on the door frame, the water slid down his forehead, across the side of his face, and dropped from his chin.

It can be described as abject.

The butler quickly welcomed him in, "Didn't you bring an umbrella, why did you get so wet when you drove back?"

Lu Mingzhou wiped his face, and answered irrelevantly, "It's raining too much."

He changed his shoes sideways, and walked in tick-tock, leaving a line of wet marks on the ground.The butler told him to go to the second floor to take a shower and change his clothes. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his left ring finger. The place where a ring was originally worn became empty.

The butler was taken aback for a moment.

Lu Mingzhou followed his gaze and lowered his head, suddenly smiled, showing no emotion: "I don't know why, where did it go, I can't find it."

"Then—" The butler knew how precious he was to this ring, did it get so wet because he was looking for it in the rain...

"It's nothing." Lu Mingzhou put away his left hand, "It doesn't matter if you can't find it, or it doesn't matter if someone else picks it up, it doesn't need me very much anyway." His hair was still dripping, and he passed by the housekeeper and got on it. second floor.Unsurprisingly, I had a fever the next day.

After about a month or so, Pei Xiqing was taken to the branch office again. After returning, Jiang Wei began to take him with him, whether he was going out or in the company, to help participate in important meetings With various negotiations with partners, he brought Pei Xiqing to "familiarity" in his circle.

Most people knew his identity, and they would call him Vice President Pei if they were more polite. Later, Jiang Tan found out, and always used this to tease him.

There was an unimportant project under Jiang Wei's company, but it was difficult to manage. After weighing it, he handed over this project to Pei Xiqing.Pei Xiqing took over, but what he didn't know was that this project had a cooperative relationship with a certain branch of Lu Mingzhou Group, so when contacting the other company for negotiation, the person in charge of the project who should have handed over to him before meeting Suddenly replaced by someone else.

So when he saw Lu Mingzhou again, he was very surprised, he almost never thought that the two would meet in this way.

It was probably a temporary decision. Lu Mingzhou came in a hurry, a few minutes later than the expected time, and a few strands of hair that had been sprayed with hairspray hung down.After entering the door, he stretched out his hand to Pei Xiqing, with a polite and formulaic smile on his face at work, "Hello, Lu Mingzhou."

Pei Xiqing paused for a while, then took his hand, "Pei Xiqing." He looked down, as if he had noticed something, but Lu Mingzhou quickly put his hand back, and talked to him about the project As for the matter of cooperation, it seems that the purpose of his visit this time is really to discuss.

Lu Mingzhou's secretary is still the same as before, he looks very similar to Lu Mingzhou when he smiles, and the curved corners of his lips can be called a template.

Pei Xiqing felt a little oppressive, he knew what Lu Mingzhou was like at work.

To be honest, it's quite annoying, refusing to give an inch, clenching tightly and not letting go, the words are not very sharp, but it just makes people feel that they are cornered and have no way out.After talking for more than an hour, Pei Xiqing didn't get half of the benefits.This is normal, he is a fledgling, has just learned to run, and is still too tender compared to Lu Mingzhou.

But there was no anger on his face, and he sighed quietly at the end: "Mr. Lu, the project I took over for the first time can be taken seriously. It is my honor to let you end in person."

His eyes moved down, landed on Lu Mingzhou's left finger, smiled slightly, and unexpectedly said something unrelated to work: "It seems that you are engaged? Congratulations."

The ring was taken off, but there was a ring of light marks on the phalanx with the ring all year round, which was visible to the naked eye and could not be concealed.

Lu Mingzhou's left hand twitched slightly, as if subconsciously wanting to hide and restraining his impulse, he said calmly, "No."

The secretary took a look at him, packed up his things and went out with the assistant Pei Xiqing had brought, leaving room for the two of them.Pei Xiqing propped his chin with one hand, his eyes swept over his hand, but he heard Lu Mingzhou ask in a deep voice, "What about you, how are you and your new boyfriend doing now?"

The two of them broke up early, and it was only the first time they met at that time. When Lu Mingzhou couldn't help asking, he subconsciously pressed his hand on his forehead, feeling a little unconscious.

These words actually went beyond the limit, and the moment he blurted out even made him feel frustrated, but he couldn't tell whether it seemed like he was questioning with anger and grievance, but anyway, the emotion in the tone didn't sound too good Well, like an ex who accused her husband of bringing a mistress back and messing around.

It's a little embarrassingly subtle.

Lu Mingzhou had never been like this for a moment, staring at the floor tiles and trying to find a crack to get in.The person who was so tough just now seemed to be unshakable, but now he lowered his head and did not look at him, Pei Xiqing was silent for a moment.

"I don't have a boyfriend. Lu always misunderstood something." It took him a while to say this.

Lu Mingzhou looked up at him all of a sudden, only to see him smiling slightly: "Isn't it a coincidence that Lu always saw something, so he misunderstood?"

"I—" Lu Mingzhou opened his mouth and stood up suddenly, "You don't have a boyfriend?"

"how?"

The secretary knocked on the door suddenly, and a voice sounded from outside, "President Lu, someone is looking for you urgently."

Lu Mingzhou frowned deeply, and Pei Xiqing stood up at this moment, "Come in," he smiled at Lu Mingzhou, "Since Boss Lu still has something to do, then I'm sorry to bother you, goodbye "The secretary poked her gossip ears outside the door for a long time, but nothing happened inside. When she passed by Pei Xiqing, she saw Lu Mingzhou's expression. It was hard to describe for a moment.

Pei Xiqing went out.

He didn't leave right away, but went upstairs for a stroll, the assistant took him to see other things, on the way Pei Xiqing went to the bathroom, he lowered his head to wash his hands, turned around and bumped into another figure.The whole face sank directly into the opponent's chest, and was firmly held by a bunch of soft muscles.

Lu Mingzhou was standing behind him, very close, it looked as if he was throwing himself into a hug, the scorching hot breath rushed towards his face, Pei Xiqing was pushed back by him, all the way back into the cubicle , Lu Mingzhou locked the door with his backhand.

There was no one in the bathroom, and it was quiet. Pei Xiqing gently pushed Lu Mingzhou's chest, but he didn't push. He raised his head and smiled in a joking tone: "Why does Boss Lu look like he's here to seek revenge? He looks aggressive." .”

"It's not seeking revenge." Lu Mingzhou groped with his head down, and with a flick of his fingers, he pulled off his belt.

Pei Xiqing: "Huh?" He bowed his head: "Wait, this is the toilet—"

The little assistant waited outside for a long time, but Pei Xiqing still didn't come back. When he called, he was hung up, and a text message was sent: Wait for me outside.

In the bathroom, after Lu Mingzhou finished replying to the message, he threw the phone away, put Pei Xiqing on the partition face to face with each other's legs, there was no place behind Pei Xiqing for him to grasp, so he could only use one hand Holding on to the doorknob to maintain his balance, he has no self-knowledge of his current dangerous situation, and still smiles at him recklessly: "President Lu really came here to seek revenge, right? I left without saying goodbye two years ago It is indeed... ah—"

He clenched his hand tightly on the doorknob, threw his head back violently, and slammed into the door panel with a slam.

Lu Mingzhou supported his weight with one hand, and saw a layer of water vapor in the other person's eyes, he touched the back of Pei Xiqing's head, leaned forward, and lightly bit the man's rolling Adam's apple, "Yes , That's right, I'll take care of you."

After more than half an hour, the little assistant finally couldn't help but walked into the men's room to take a look, but unexpectedly saw a person who should have left long ago: "Mr. Lu?"

Lu Mingzhou glanced at him lightly, responded, and was washing his hands on the sink. He was washing very seriously, and he rinsed and rubbed the crevices of each finger with hand sanitizer and warm water without delay, and the water was rushing.

Going further in, the little assistant saw Pei Xiqing leaning against the door of the compartment.He leaned lazily, with a boneless and shapeless appearance, which gave the little assistant the illusion that his body was so weak that he could only stand up by leaning against the door wall behind him.

"Vice President Pei, have you gone back?" He asked Pei Xiqing.

"Yeah." Pei Xiqing drooped his eyelids, and with a nasal sound at the end, he waved to the little assistant, "Come and help me, my legs are numb from squatting."

The little assistant scratched his head, and walked over to support him. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Mr. Lu seemed to be glaring at himself in the mirror, and the veins on his forehead were slightly pulsating.

The little assistant scratched his head again, put aside the illusion, and helped Pei Xiqing to walk out the door, when he heard his superior hiss lightly, "Slow down, my legs are numb, I really can't walk."

"Did you eat something wrong recently?"

Pei Xiqing pressed his head to prevent him from looking up, blinked away the moisture in his eyes, and said casually: "Maybe."

The author has something to say: Good night.