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Cheng Zhuo: "..."

Yuan Yu's voice was soft and shallow, mixed with the music in the box, not very clear.

What's more, this sentence is vague, without even a subject, and the people in the whole box probably didn't understand what he was talking about.

Cheng Zhuo suddenly remembered what he had said to Yuan Yu.

——"Since that man likes to be/fucked by men, do you think he can still fuck/women normally?"

It was strange to say that after so many years, he could remember this sentence verbatim, and he even remembered Yuan Yu's embarrassment and embarrassment under his aggressive tone.

He kissed Yuan Yu for the first time that day, and Yuan Yu was yelled at by him.

The past is like an old picture scroll, which was shaken off by an unknown hand and unfolded before his eyes. The well-behaved little boy in his memory became the young adult in front of him. At that moment, Cheng Zhuo understood What Yuan Yu meant was that he wanted to say, "It turns out that apart from men, you can be together like women."

But... that's not the case at all, is it? ? ?

Cheng Zhuo was stunned for a long time, until Yuan Yu closed the door of the box and exited respectfully, then he came back to his senses.

"Cheng'er, what are you doing? Do you know the waiter? Cheng'er?"

"I..." Cheng Zhuo paused slightly.Afterwards, he strode towards the coat rack, tore off his suit, took out a watch box from his pocket and threw it to Huang Menghui, and said as he walked out, "Birthday gift for you—I'm in a hurry, so I'm leaving first." .”

"Hey! Orange!"

Cheng Zhuo completely ignored the commotion behind him and walked out of the box.However, there was no sign of Yuan Yu in the corridor. Cheng Zhuo didn't stop walking, walking towards the front desk, getting faster and faster, and finally even started running.

"Hello," he rushed to the front desk in one breath, "I'm looking for the waiter who just delivered food to the box of 'Drunk Dreams Fusheng', his name should be Yuan Yu."

"Hi sir, are you going to complain about the waiter?"

"No, I'm just looking for him, I know him." Cheng Zhuo slowed down his breath, "This is... very important to me, thank you."

If he wanted to find Yuan Yu, he had to at least tell him that what happened just now was not what he saw.

The receptionist was a little shocked by the intense persistence in his eyes, swallowed subconsciously, and became nervous: "Okay, please wait a moment."

She quickly opened the employee system in the work computer and searched repeatedly in the list.However, 2 minutes later, the lady at the front desk raised her head with a puzzled expression: "Sir, are you sure it is 'Yuan Yu'? There is no such person in our employee list."

"How is it possible?" Cheng Zhuo frowned, "I won't admit my mistake, it must be him."

"Then please wait, I will confirm with the foreman."

The front desk used the walkie-talkie to contact the section foreman.The foreman checked the schedule of his subordinates, and found that one of the two waiters who were supposed to be in charge of the "Drunk Dreams Floating Life" box did not come to work today, so he immediately called the remaining waiter over.

However, that wasn't Yuan Yu. The waiter who rushed over looked dazed, because he was a few minutes late today and had just handed over to the people from the previous shift, so he still didn't know what happened in the box.

The person on the first shift should be the one who asked for leave and didn't show up, but the waiter said: "Xiao Xu is sick and asked for leave today, and told me that the day shift has hired a former worker of his to come and replace him."

The foreman immediately became angry: "How did he do it? How can he find someone from outside to take over?"

"He said... the manager agreed? It seems that his worker and the manager are from the same place..." The waiter was angered for no reason, and shrank his neck aggrievedly, "Here, the manager is here, you ask he."

Not far away, a man in a suit and leather shoes hurried over.Cheng Zhuo was about to ask the waiter if he knew the name of the substitute, when someone called him, "Cheng...Cheng Zhuo?"

Cheng Zhuo raised his head.

The duty manager trotted up to him and looked up and down at him: "It's really you!"

His face was familiar, Cheng Zhuo frowned and recognized for a long time: "... Lobster?"

No wonder he thought the name of the shop was familiar, so it was a club run by Shepi?

When Shepi got his bank card, two months had passed, and when she saw the balance, she was so shocked that she called him more than a dozen WeChat calls.At that time, Cheng Zhuo was studying his English day and night, and he couldn't sleep for five hours in three days. He was top-heavy, and he definitely didn't hear the phone.

It took a long time for the two to get in touch, Shepi insisted on paying him back, but Cheng Zhuo refused, saying, "You want to open a store, just treat me as a shareholder."

In the past, Shepi had mentioned to him many times that he wanted to bring his parents and brothers to Jiangcheng, but Cheng Zhuo's money was not considered as money, so he didn't think much about it, and took it as his wish to be fulfilled.

She couldn't shirk it, and Shepi was not a stingy person, so she simply accepted it, and later changed Cheng Zhuo's group name card to "Investor".Not long after, Shepi took the money and his own savings to start a business in Jiangcheng, starting from a small business and growing it gradually.

Speaking of opening a club, it was about three years ago. Shepi finally opened a business that could call all his former brothers over to work together. He was very happy, and chatted with Cheng Zhuo for half the night.

In other words.

Honestly speaking, Cheng Zhuo is still half the owner of this shop.

Lobster used to be unkempt, wearing a frock coat to wash the car for people every day, his hair was often greasy to the point of tresses, and his beard was not very shaved.He is naturally bushy, with overgrown hair and a beard that grows almost into a beard, covering most of his face.

Cheng Zhuo had seen his appearance too much, and suddenly saw such a "human-like dog" version of the lobster, and was not used to it for a while.

Lobster was also happy that he recognized him, patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "Master Pi was still talking about you yesterday! When did you come back? He didn't even say a word."

"I just came back in the early morning, and after I came back to sleep, I was dragged out of the hotel by my friends." Cheng Zhuoji was concerned about Yuan Yu's matter, not interested in reminiscing about the past, "We will talk about this later, I need to find someone—"

Lobster smiled knowingly: "Are you looking for Yuan Yu?"

Cheng Zhuo froze for a moment, then remembered that Lobster knew about Yuan Yu and him: "Ah, yes."

"Where's the waiter who came to replace him?" Lobster turned his head and asked.

"After changing clothes, I went out through the back door..." The shift waiter pointed in the direction behind.

Cheng Zhuo: "Where is the back door?"

"Facing the street behind," Lobster said, "it's the same if you go out from the front door now. It's not easy to take a taxi around here. The bus station and taxi pick-up point are all on the road ahead."

"Okay, thanks." Cheng Zhuo patted Lobster on the shoulder, "I will contact you on WeChat later."

Lobster waved his hand: "What a big deal—go."

The roads around here were remodeled so much that Cheng Zhuo hardly knew him. He rushed out of the gate of the clubhouse and didn't see anyone. He ran in from the side alley and ran to the back alley in one breath.There is a pedestrian street behind the clubhouse, and the crowds are bustling, very lively, but it is really impossible to take a car.

Although it was not impossible for Yuan Yu to leave on foot, Cheng Zhuo ran back to the front again, looking for the nearest taxi pick-up point and bus stop by navigating through his mobile phone.

But no, nowhere.

The lights along the road illuminate passers-by without hiding, but Yuan Yu seems to evaporate on the spot. Cheng Zhuo ran all the places where he could take a car, but he couldn't find it.Tired of running, he stopped at the bus stop, panting on his knees.

The bathroom billboard in the station revealed a little blue light, illuminating a bead of sweat on his forehead, sliding down his bangs to his eyes, and then shaking off his eyelashes; Cheng Zhuo's face was covered in sweat, his head hung down, and he was panting Just laughed out.

The young lovers passing by turned their heads frequently, as if they were frightened by him, and left in a hurry.But he laughed louder and louder, his broad shoulders trembling like chaff.

Many years have passed, and Cheng Zhuo is still the same Cheng Zhuo, without any progress.

This kind of behavior of myself is the same as that of refusing to leave with his mother and complaining about his mother leaving alone. Isn't it stupid?

Who can be blamed for not being able to find Yuan Yu?

Not to blame himself.

Cheng Zhuo took a breath and straightened up.He forgot to bring a tissue today, so he had to wipe the sweat on his forehead with his shirt cuff.

Go back, I can't find anyone anyway.

I just suddenly felt... the lights on this road are really dazzling.

Cheng Zhuo laughed at himself, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.Studying seriously is actually a very stressful thing. He doesn't want his mother to worry too much, and because he once promised Yuan Yu to study hard, in order to relieve the pressure, he has become a lot more addicted to smoking after a few years.

The lung-passing inhalation method is fast addictive, but people can be more awake.

After smoking one, he extinguished the cigarette on the trash can at the station, threw it in casually, took out his mobile phone and called the driver.

The driver hadn't gotten off work yet, and was driving around the neighborhood, saying that he would pick him up at the gate of the clubhouse.

Cheng Zhuo turned around, and was about to walk back when his footsteps stopped.

Yuan Yu carried a bag of packed food and stood quietly behind him, looking at him for an unknown amount of time.

He has grown a little taller, and his eyes are still as round and big as before. When he focuses on people, he has a kind of innocence that does not know the world.

Cheng Zhuo opened his mouth and subconsciously walked towards Yuan Yu: "Yuan Yu——"

Yuan Yu took a step back, with a very calm expression on his face: "Are you okay?"

His tone is very gentle, but the opposite of gentleness is sometimes the "politeness" that rejects people thousands of miles away.

In the past, Yuan Yu would never resist his approach, but this retreating movement suddenly drew a clear line for the five-year gap. Cheng Zhuo didn't know what to say for a while, and stood there with his lips pursed.

"If it's okay, I'll leave first." Yuan Yu looked into the distance, where a large car was approaching with its headlights on, "The car I was waiting for is here."

"Wait, I want to explain to you what happened just now." Cheng Zhuo came back to his senses, "I'll take you back."

"No, I can get there by bus."

"I'll take you back." Cheng Zhuo insisted.

I don't know if someone has told Cheng Zhuo that his words always have a sense of giving orders. Yuan Yu didn't mind him doing this before, but now it sounds a little harsh.

He looked at Cheng Zhuo for a while, then suddenly laughed: "But why should I listen?"

Cheng Zhuo was startled.

When the car arrived at the station, the front door opened with a "snap".Yuan Yu took out the bus card from his pocket, before turning around, he looked at Cheng Zhuo seriously and said, "I don't think I need to listen to your words, nor do I need to listen to your explanation. Go back and play with your friends, tonight... ..." He paused, his lips pursed unnaturally, "Go home and be safe."

He left after speaking, one foot on the steps of the bus.

Cheng Zhuo stretched out his hand to grab him.

Yuan Yu turned his head and met a pair of bottomless eyes.

At that moment, he couldn't tell whether the emotion in Cheng Zhuo's eyes was pain or joy, or simply attachment, but that kind of look really made his eyelids twitch.

"I'll take you back," Cheng Zhuo said word by word, as if speaking was very difficult, "Let me take you back."

"..."

The bus driver became a little impatient, and said in Mandarin with a local accent: "Are you going or not?"

Yuan Yu came back to his senses, retracted his feet, and bowed half apologetically to him: "I'm not leaving, I'm sorry, Master."

"Hey! Young lovers are troublesome!" The driver complained, closed the door and drove away.

Yuan Yu looked away and found that Cheng Zhuo seemed to be smiling.

He somewhat understood why Cheng Zhuo laughed, but he was not interested in echoing it.Yuan Yu looked down at the wrist held by Cheng Zhuo, and said softly, "Can you let go?"

Cheng Zhuo let go of his five fingers abruptly, was stunned for a moment, and then retracted his hand.

He seemed to be in a daze, and he came back to his senses after a while: "The driver is waiting for me at the gate of 'Night', shall we go over?"

Yuan Yu nodded.

He didn't want to go ahead, so he turned sideways to let Cheng Zhuo go first.Cheng Zhuo didn't like this very much. He always felt that people were walking quietly behind him and he might disappear when he didn't know. He turned his head several times for a distance of several hundred meters.

Yuan Yu looked at him a few times, but finally he couldn't see him anymore, and said seriously: "Look at the road, not at me. I promised to let you see him off, so I won't leave."

Speaking of this, he paused for half a second, then suddenly smiled: "I'm not you."

Cheng Zhuo: "..."

Cheng Zhuo: "I didn't—"

As soon as he said two words, he was discouraged again.He agreed to leave Yang Huai, and it is also a fact that he has not returned for five years-from a certain point of view, there is no difference between not returning to China and not returning to Yang Huai.

Is the course load too heavy an excuse?

Forget it, but Cheng Zhuo suddenly didn't want to talk about it.

The old professor who took him didn't like other people to make excuses. If there was something wrong with the homework handed in, just correct it.As time went by, Cheng Zhuo didn't like to explain anything more and more.

There was still some distance from "Night", Cheng Zhuo suddenly stopped and stood in the middle of the sidewalk with his head down.

Yuan Yu walked to the right back of him, a little puzzled: "Aren't you leaving?"

"Yuan Yu." Cheng Zhuo suddenly called his name, but didn't lift his head.

His tone was a little low: "Maybe you won't believe it, but... I miss you very much."

Yuan Yu clenched the hand holding the plastic bag tightly, and his neatly trimmed nails dug into the flesh.

He pursed his lower lip, looked at the back of Cheng Zhuo's drooping head, and said in a strange tone after a while: "You tell me this—after hugging a woman?"

The author has something to say:

"Also because I once promised Yuan Yu to study hard" as a joke: this paragraph is in Chapter 32

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