The cat that wakes up and becomes a rival

The cold winter night is so cold that people can't stop shivering, and the biting cold wind is like a sharp dagger, mercilessly scraping and cutting people's faces.

This winter is so cold that it seems to eat people up, but at this moment, Pei Zhao doesn't feel it at all. He only knows that the small heater that has been sleeping in his heart for a long time is inadvertently turned on by the person in front of him. The hot air made his whole body warm.

Bending his fingers that were gradually softening, Pei Zhao raised his index finger and gently scratched Shen Du's palm and said, "Get in the car first, I've reserved a seat at the restaurant."

Shen Du followed Pei Zhao and got into the car, bent down and sat in the co-pilot's seat, fastened his seat belt, folded his hands together, and quietly rubbed the place where the "cat" scratched with his thumbs .

Recalling the text message from Ding Zishen before leaving the studio, the corners of Shen Du's mouth curled up slightly, and then he turned to look at Pei Zhao who was driving beside him.

Pei Zhao looked a little nervous, sitting in the driver's seat with his back straight, holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands, and staring intently at the road ahead.

He was even more trembling than when he first got his driver's license and drove on the road for the first time.

Pei Zhao sat on pins and needles and drove the car safely to the reserved restaurant, and threw the car keys to the car boy who was in charge of parking at the door.

"Hello, is this Mr. Pei?" The waiter waiting at the door asked half bent.

Pei Zhao nodded in response.

"Okay, please come with me."

The waiter stretched out his arm as a gesture of please, and then followed the two to lead the way.

The lighting in the restaurant is dim, and the overall layout is simple yet elegant. The floor is covered with solid wood floor, and the soles of the shoes make a knocking sound when stepped on it.

"Sir, this way please." The waiter guided the two people to the seats reserved in advance, and opened the chairs to help them sit.

"Look at what you like to eat." Pei Zhao handed the menu on the table to Shen Du.

"You choose, I'm not picky about food." Shen Du refused.

Pei Zhao raised his eyebrows, returned the menu in his hand to the waiter beside him, and said, "Let's serve it as before, today we plan No. [-] truffle."

After receiving Pei Zhao's instruction, the waiter opened the ipad in his hand and quickly clicked it a few times, then bent down and said to Pei Zhao with a little regret: "The number [-] truffle is running out, would you consider changing to the number [-] truffle?" Or number three?"

"Number one is needed." Pei Zhao's head shook like a rattle, "If there is not much left, we will plan everything."

"Do you need to tell Mr. Pei where?" The waiter looked a little embarrassed.

"No, let's dig." Pei Zhao waved his hand and said generously.

"Okay, then please confirm the information in front of this, and then help me sign here." Even though he was a little embarrassed, the waiter's professionalism told him that everything should be based on the customer's request.

Shen Du propped his elbows on the table, crossed his hands and clenched his fists to quietly listen to the conversation between the two. After the waiter left with the menu, he asked leisurely.

"I came here once when I was having dinner with a client, and I heard that this restaurant accepts guests to bring their own ingredients, and will help number and store them."

With a familiar topic, Pei Zhao didn't look as nervous as before.

"Yeah." Pei Zhao nodded, "No. [-] is the white truffle that my dad brought back from Italy. The quantity is not much. Usually, he would only dig it when he brought my mom."

"Then you planed it all?" Shen Du laughed, "I'm not picky about food, I can eat anything."

Pei Zhao shook his head stubbornly, determined to let Shen Du eat the No. [-] truffle. Anyway, it's not a day or two since his father wanted to beat him up. Even if his leg was broken when he went home, he still had to give it to Shen Du today. Eat number one.

Pei Zhao chose a total of eight dishes, from the appetizer to the main course to the final dessert, each dish is so delicate that it only takes up a small portion of the plate, which is probably the characteristic of Michelin restaurants.

The sound of the violin was melodious, Shen Du raised champagne and lightly clinked glasses with Pei Zhao, the two chatted while eating, until the main course was used up, the waiter brought the dessert, Shen Du did not hear Pei Zhao Show and he chatted about business.

Could it be that he guessed wrong?

Shen Du put down his fork, looked hesitantly at Pei Zhao who was eating like a little hamster in front of him, hesitating whether to remind this guy.

Pei Zhao has picky tastes, and this restaurant is one of the few that can be regarded as one of his favorites. He was eating happily at the moment, when he looked up and saw that Shen Du had put down his fork, and the ice cream strawberry cake in front of him was not at all. Without moving a few mouthfuls, my heart immediately became uneasy.

"Isn't it to your liking?" Mingming said just now that he is not picky about food.

"No." Seeing Pei Zhao misunderstood, Shen Du immediately picked up a spoon and took a bite of the ice cream cake and put it in his mouth, "I thought you brought me to such a formal occasion because you wanted to tell me something."

Just now Pei Zhao was still listening to Shen Du's speech with a spoon in his mouth and eyes full of anticipation, but after Shen Du finished speaking, Pei Zhao's expression suddenly became tense.

Shen Du... Did you find something?

Could it be that Ding Zishen's big trumpet leaked his plan to Shen Du?

In a few seconds, countless thoughts turned in Pei Zhao's mind, among which the most clear and clear one was: If Ding Zishen dared to leak the secret in advance, he would definitely find an opportunity to kill Ding Zishen to silence him.

"There's really nothing you want to tell me?" Shen Du's voice was bewitching.

Shen Du would wear it relatively formally on working days. The dark blue casual suit jacket was cut properly, showing his figure with wide shoulders and narrow waist at a glance. It seemed that the size had been modified by himself.

Especially the cuff buttons nailed to the cuffs, the style is particularly ingenious, Pei Zhao has been staring at them since he first entered the door, these are definitely not the original buttons on the suit.

"The cufflinks are beautiful, did they come from your boyfriend?" Pei Zhao asked casually, taking a sip of champagne from his glass.

"My mother gave me a graduation gift." Shen Du glanced down at the cuff, and said with a chuckle, "Besides, where did I get my boyfriend from?"

The sweet strawberry ice cream cake melted between his lips and teeth, Pei Zhao turned his eyes away from Shen Du on purpose, and asked in a low voice, "Have you been alone all these years?"

Shen Du didn't seem to expect that Pei Zhao would ask about this matter, but he didn't want to keep hiding some things.

"There was someone I liked very much, but...we couldn't be together due to various reasons, so we have been single all the time."

Smelling the gossip, Pei Zhao's eyes lit up, and he tried to get to the bottom of it with all his energy.

Seeing Pei Zhao's posture, Shen Du added word by word: "No! Yes! Ning! Know!"

"Of course I know it's not Ning Zhi." Pei Zhao shrugged off the frame that had slipped down, his pupils trembling left and right to avoid Shen Du's gaze, "Last time... the last time when Cai Wen happened, you and I said."

Shen Du laughed angrily at Pei Zhao's awkward look, and sighed helplessly, "Why didn't you listen when I explained to you back at school?"

Pei Zhao pressed his lips tightly, and it took him a long time to hold back a word.

"I...wasn't I just angry at that time!"

Pei Zhao's drawn-out ending seemed to be begging Shen Du for mercy.

Shen Du shook his head, smiled, waved his hands and said to Pei Zhao, "Okay, it's all over."

Pei Zhao raised the champagne glass stiffly, touched it lightly, brought it to his mouth for a sip, and finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"Actually, when I first saw your love letter to Ning Zhi, my mind went blank."

More shock and anger after the blank, and a sense of betrayal that comes with it.

When he was in high school, Pei Zhao could say everything to Shen Du, including the boy's ignorant love for Ning Zhi, he also shared it with Shen Du immediately, but he didn't expect Shen Du to treat this matter The attitude is extremely cold.

At first Pei Zhao thought that Shen Du just didn't care about emotional matters, until one day, when he went to the chemistry lab to pick up the test tubes, he accidentally bumped into Shen Du in the corner who was pulling Ning Zhi to talk.

The two whispered to each other and couldn't hear clearly, Pei Zhao stepped forward on tiptoe, and saw Shen Du took out a blue envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into Ning Zhi's hand.

Ning Zhi looked at the love letter and covered his mouth in surprise, with a smile that had never been shown to Pei Zhao in the corner of his eyes.

I don't know what Ning Zhi said, but Shen Du stepped forward and grabbed Ning Zhi's shoulders and hugged him in his arms.

Ning Zhi was a little shorter than Shen Du, and put his chin on his shoulder with a smile, and when he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Pei Zhao who was standing not far away.

"What are you doing?" Pei Zhao firmly held the test tube in his hand, and looked at the two people in the corner in disbelief.

"Pei Zhao? Why are you here?" Seeing the pale Pei Zhao, Ning Zhi immediately pushed Shen Du away and took a step back.

Wearing a blue and white school uniform, Shen Du turned his back to Pei Zhao and did not move, holding the love letter he was going to send to Ning Zhi in his hand.

One is the best brother, and the other is the person he likes the most, sourness wells up on the tip of his nose. For the first time, Pei Zhao knows that choosing is a particularly difficult thing.

"Shen Du." Pei Zhao said slowly, "Do you want to know, in my heart, which is more important, friendship or love?"

The sharp words are like sharp daggers, gouging out the tip of the heart one by one.

Shen Du turned his back to Pei Zhao, immersing himself in the darkness.

"Pei Zhao, you misunderstood. I was talking to Shen Du about studying abroad. I'm leaving next month." Ning Zhi bypassed Shen Du and wanted to calm Pei Zhao's emotions. Feeling that the relationship between him and Pei Zhao is a bit awkward now, he stands between the two of them at a loss, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

Pei Zhao's ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear anything.

"I regard you as my best friend, and I will tell you everything, but what about you? Have you ever told me one thing?" Pei Zhao ignored Ning Zhi's explanation, and spoke to Shen Du on his own talking.

If Shen Du said that he also liked Ning Zhi, then according to Pei Zhao's personality, he would definitely become a benign competitor with Shen Du. He didn't mind a fair fight with others, but he just looked down on this kind of behavior of poaching someone in private.

Shen Du, who had always turned his back to Pei Zhao, turned around slowly, and the blue love letter in his hand was wrinkled by his fingertips.

The young man lowered his head in despair, and asked in a muffled voice: "If I am willing to speak now, are you still willing to listen?"

Pei Zhao raised one corner of his mouth and smiled mockingly, his cold voice was like an emotionless machine.

"No chance."

Shen Du raised his head in panic, his long amber eyes only captured the back of the young man resolutely leaving.

"What are you still doing in a daze, catch up and explain!" Ning Zhi looked at Shen Du who was still standing still stupidly, and stamped his feet impatiently.

"No chance." Shen Du murmured in a daze.

"What did you say?" Ning Zhi didn't hear clearly, and took a step forward.

Shen Du said, there is no chance.

He is familiar with Pei Zhao's character, understands Pei Zhao's personality, and has seen his uncompromising style of conduct.

Shen Du knew clearly that he had no chance.

The author says:

Because I missed a very important thing, these chapters have been revised, this one has a relatively large change, young readers should read it as a new chapter (wipe away tears