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"Can I come in?" Jiang Mingyang took a document in his hand and stood outside Chi Yu's office. The door was open, and he tapped on it twice.

Chi Yu was leaning against the window sill when she heard the voice and turned around, put out the cigarette in the ashtray, and closed the window, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Mingyang closed the door and sat down opposite him, "Look at the estimated development cost of new product features from the design team."

Chi Yu took it over, glanced briefly, and circled a few places he thought were doubtful, "We'll confirm at the afternoon meeting at these two o'clock."

Chi Yu's complexion was a bit grim, the tails of his eyes were picked and lifeless, and he looked unspeakably tired. In the early days of the company's establishment, he worked overtime every day until the early hours of the morning, and he didn't see his dark circles reappearing like this. Jiang Mingyang looked at it for a while, and felt very disrespectful. Say, "You missed your two-week regular meeting."

Chi Yu raised her head when she heard the words, and smiled, "What, do you want to deduct my bonus?"

"It's too early to buckle." Jiang Mingyang tapped on the place he pointed out, "Do you want to inform everyone to change the time, don't put it on Monday?"

"No need." Chi Yu leaned on the back of the chair and rubbed his face, "I didn't sleep well, just rest for two days on the weekend, and I have to go on a business trip after next Tuesday."

He probably won't have time to see Cheng Yang before Thursday.

Not in the same city, it takes four or five hours to drive back and forth. He was too tired from working overtime two days ago, so he took the high-speed train to go there, so he was relieved a little.

"Have you gone to see him?" Jiang Mingyang closed the document and asked, "How is it?"

Chi Yu didn't speak, but after a while he shook his head, "He doesn't know I found him yet."

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

Chi Yu looked at the slightly surprised expression on Jiang Mingyang's face, "Don't be satisfied with what I think so easily, I just...haven't thought it through yet."

"Afraid?"

"A bit."

Jiang Mingyang probably didn't expect that one day Chi Yu would confess his inner cowardice to him like this. He was slightly taken aback, and then smiled, "Is he married?"

Mr. Jiang in the company is much more unkind than him, and Chi Yu rarely saw him smile, so he relaxed a little, "Probably not."

He followed Cheng Yang like a stalker for two whole weeks, and learned that he lived alone, and would either stay at home on weekends or go out to give tutoring lessons. There was no special relationship with the opposite sex... and no similar same sex appeared around him. Pass.

But this does not mean that there is no school, because it is a relatively closed space, and this piece of Chiyu cannot be seen for the time being.

"Then hurry up." Jiang Mingyang said and stood up, "We must see this side, not to mention you are waiting for this day."

"Aren't you going to stop me?" Chi Yu looked at him.

Jiang Mingyang looked back, "Can I stop you?"

Chi Yu shook his head.

Jiang Mingyang smiled lightly, "Since it's futile, why should I be a villain in front of you."

Both he and Fu Jin made a wrong judgment back then, and they should correct it, but now that everyone is an adult and has their own ideas, even if he doesn't stop it, I believe that with Cheng Yang's temper, Chi Yu will definitely not have a good time in his test , not to mention that he has been looking for him for so many years, who can bear it now.

Fu Jin is the only person around Chiyu who he can confide in. However, Fu Jin has always been worried about his concealment back then. In the past few years, things have changed, and things are getting better. When he first got the news, he scolded him a lot and broke up with him. I don't know how many times I said it, but in the end, it was probably because of the kindness of saving my life when I was a child that I reluctantly let him go, but the relationship has not been stable since then.

He and Jiang Mingyang have always been in contact in university, and in the two years when he and Fu went to the same place when he went abroad, the contact was even more.

Just as he can see through Jiang Mingyang's mind, Jiang Mingyang can also understand his frustration. The relationship between the two has been good for the past few years. After returning to China, Chi Yu stayed in a big company for a while, and later came out to start his own business. He studied information engineering in college. , After going abroad, I came into contact with some planning-related majors, plus some predictions and research on the domestic industry. With sufficient funds, the decision is neither difficult nor aggressive.

He contacted Jiang Mingyang, gave him a general explanation and made a plan, and Jiang Mingyang resigned from his job there, and came to him to help.

The company is mainly engaged in the development and operation of games. It was relatively difficult in the initial period. The special types of games led to few operators willing to take risks at that time. Only a few platforms were connected to multimodal transport, and the market investment was also small. After the adjustment and update of the version, it was signed by a certain foreign operator, and then gradually opened up the domestic and foreign markets.

At this stage, it can be considered to have entered a relatively stable development period, but it is still exploring. After all, the company is young. Whether it can establish a large and stable user traffic channel, and whether it can radiate more interactive platform business in the future, still needs to spend a lot of money. time and energy.

It's good to be noticed by Jiang Mingyang. He may often run around like this in the future. The company's affairs still need his attention. Chi Yu has not forgotten the two months after the college entrance examination. He has been muddled and miserable. , As time went by, the state adjusted a little bit. This time, finding Cheng Yang and seeing others with his own eyes is hope for him, but it may also be the beginning of a new round of torture.

Chi Yu wasn't really afraid, he was grateful all the time, and it was fate's greatest mercy to find him after so many years.

After class was over early today, when Xiao Li called the office to say that someone had come to deliver his meals, Cheng Yang had already returned from the cafeteria.

He went over to get it and asked Xiao Li who it was this time?

"It's still the same as last time." Xiao Li handed him the bag, "It's the same restaurant, the packaging is the same, you see."

Cheng Yang took a look and asked about the appearance of the person who sent it.

"The man is quite tall." Xiao Li recalled, "He's also pretty good. He looks young, so he shouldn't be in his thirties."

It is impossible to be a parent of a student before he turns [-]. Cheng Yang had some ideas in his mind, he thanked Xiao Li, and took the meal in.

"Yo, why are there more?" As soon as he entered the office, Feng Fei recognized the luxurious packaging in his hand at a glance, "Do you know who gave it to you?"

Cheng Yang shook his head, picked up the bag, and motioned to him.

"I've eaten it." Feng Fei winked, "Who gave it to you? Which little girl who has a crush on you is so generous, I would have known that she wanted it so I wouldn't eat it that day. How embarrassing, maybe someone else I just knew you didn’t eat it, so I hurriedly sent another one.”

"What are you thinking about?" Cheng Yang smiled helplessly, put the bag on the desk, glanced at the phone, there was still some time before evening self-study.

The third row of teaching buildings is connected to the back of the laboratory. There is an open space near the corner of the playground. Usually, there are not many students coming here. Cheng Yang occasionally passes by between classes, stands under a tree and smokes two cigarettes, and sometimes bumps into him. Students who also came to smoke, but they were all scared away by him.

He lit the cigarette in his mouth, took two puffs, and then made a phone call.

"Ms. Cheng?" The boy's clean voice couldn't hide his excitement as soon as the other person connected, "I did not answer the wrong call, why did you call me?"

Cheng Yang coughed lightly and asked, "Are you back?"

"I'm so looking forward to my return." Yao Jinyuan laughed.

"Speak well." Cheng Yang reprimanded lightly.

"Okay, I really want to come back." Yao Jinyuan immediately accepted the nonsense, "But there is no holiday recently, and there are so many classes, I am so busy."

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He was the only young man he could think of around Cheng Yang who would make good friends with him in this way, but now he was obviously not in the local area.

"Teacher Cheng?"

"Huh?" Cheng Yang responded, but he didn't hear what Yao Jinyuan said just now.

"I said, the design work I told you about last time won an award, and it's quite a big bonus. I'll treat you to dinner when I go back on May Day."

"Congratulations." Cheng Yang smiled, "I know you have this ability, I will treat you when you come back."

"Okay, then it's settled, I'll find you when the time comes."

Cheng Yang was about to hang up, but Yao Jinyuan called to stop him, "You haven't said what you want from me?"

Cheng Yang took a puff of cigarette, "It's nothing."

"Oh." Yao Jinyuan was a little disappointed, but quickly comforted himself: "Then I'll take it as you who miss me."

Cheng Yang had nothing to do with him, and laughed, "Hang up."

Cheng Yang became the head teacher in the first year of entering this school, and Yao Jinyuan was the first student under his supervision, from the first year of high school to the third year of high school.

Yao Jinyuan has good grades, is handsome, and has a good family background. He has been a class monitor for three years and enjoys everything. Teachers and classmates also like him very much. He is a top student who is not only smart but also popular. He helped Cheng Yang in every way.

Cheng Yang didn't notice it before, but after graduation, he found out that a young man who used to be very good and knew how to keep a distance began to cling to him intentionally or unintentionally. He became more and more presumptuous, and he seemed to feel it.

I tried to remind him, and dealt with it coldly, but it was useless. Besides, in the past two years, people have really kept themselves safe and did not do anything out of the ordinary. Sin, I can only let it go for now.

After smoking one cigarette, he endured it when he wanted to smoke a second one. Cheng Ying has been nagging him to quit smoking recently.

It is difficult to quit completely at once, so he has been controlling it recently and trying to smoke as little as possible.

Today is Thursday, Cheng Yang's morning class is in the third period, and they don't need to clock in for work, so he didn't arrive at the subway station until after nine o'clock today.

With his back turned to him, Chi Yu stood on the other side of the staircase he descended from, watching figures gradually appear in front of his eyes.

Cheng Yang carried a schoolbag today, with the school badge on it, which should have been issued uniformly, and also carried a paper bag in his hand, which was heavy, and a part of the test paper could not fit in it, half of it was exposed, with a red fountain pen on it The corrections, and his sporadic comments.

Chi Yu waited on the opposite side until he got into the car, and then got on from another car when the door was closed.

There was almost no money on the subway card, Chi Yu reminded himself that he must remember to charge it when he got off later.

Cheng Yang was leaning against the door today, looking at his phone the whole time, sliding his thumb up and down, probably browsing news or posts, and never raised his head in the middle, it was rare for Chi Yu to let himself stare at him naked , It was not until he got off the bus after three stops that he looked away with some reluctance. There were relatively few people getting off at this stop, and in case he would turn around and find him, Chi Yu would usually sit one more stop before returning the same way.

He hasn't been here for a few days. Cheng Yang was a free normal student, and there is a certain period of service after graduation. He can't leave here before the expiration, but maybe he lost him for too long, and he was frightened and frightened. Chi Yu was very afraid that if he missed someone, and the person disappeared in front of his eyes, if this kind of experience happened again, he might not have the ability to bear it again.

He was actually very scared, both afraid of not seeing him, and also afraid of going to see him so rashly, he had never been so contradictory.

The amount of classes today is moderate, and I was able to go back early after finishing the class. I didn’t want the English teacher in Class [-] to be busy, so I changed the evening self-study with him. It happened to be the last period. Their school specially stipulated that the evening self-study should follow the schedule, and the teachers of each subject must be on duty. .

It was almost ten o'clock when it was over, and some students came to ask questions, and there was a slight delay, so Cheng Yang missed the last subway.

It's not easy to take a taxi at this point, but fortunately, the straight-line distance is not too far, and it often happens late like this, and he walks back every time.

When he was only two intersections away from home, Cheng Yang gradually slowed down. He felt that someone was following him behind him. He didn't know where to start staring at him. When he realized, the sound of footsteps was already following him like a shadow. And very bold, it seems that he is not afraid of his discovery.

He doesn't have much cash on him, and the most expensive thing is a mobile phone. If it's a robbery, Cheng Yang thinks it's better to give it to him directly. He is very tired now, and he just wants to go back to sleep and confront people at his age. I'm not in the mood anymore.

He stopped, and the people behind him also stopped, standing some distance away.

Then he turned around.

The street lamp above the head was broken, and it was on and off, and when it was on, it was surrounded by large moths, and the slightest sound was like struggling.

Cheng Yang looked at the person opposite, his gaze gradually turned cold, "I really hope I'm wrong."