My ex-boyfriend came to our company for an interview

Does the company need us to work overtime? "

When she asked such a question, everyone was very concerned. After all, it has almost become an unwritten agreement in some companies to force overtime.

Xue Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Except for the special period when you are rushing to catch up with the project, you are not forced to work overtime. However, if someone has not finished their work, it is okay to stay and finish it before going home."

For lunch, I go to the staff cafeteria. The restaurant is downstairs. There are plenty of varieties, and my aunt never shakes her hands when ordering food!Zhuang Yao looked around and felt that he was in heaven.To say that his only discomfort in the United States is that he eats Chinese food less often and eats Western food every day.Foreigners like to cook in a pot, or put it in the oven. Zhuang Yao really misses this kind of Chinese cooking.

Zhuang Yao ordered food, and was pulled over by Song Xue to sit together.After a while, there was a burst of laughter not far away, and he looked up just in time to see Zhou Yi queuing up at the fried rice place with a plate.Zhou Yi didn't wear a suit jacket when he went downstairs, revealing a clean white shirt underneath, with a straight waist, standing quite conspicuous in the crowd.People talked to him from time to time, Zhou Yi smiled and chatted with people, his face was not as indifferent as in the morning.

Zhuang Yao looked at it for a while and said, "Zhou... Mr. Zhou also went to the staff restaurant for dinner?"

Song Xue said: "Yeah, they don't have airs. At first, I thought that the leaders would eat differently from us, but it turned out that I was overthinking."

"Yeah." Zhuang Yao nodded indiscriminately, while eating, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Yi secretly.Originally, the dishes in front of him should be his favorite, but at the end of the meal, he didn't know whether it was salty or bland.

After eating, Zhuang Yao is used to taking a walk alone.He went out for a stroll, looked at the surrounding environment, and accidentally found a small second-hand bookstore.When he came back, he found that there was something extra on his desk.

Zhuang Yao looked at the box of blueberries on his desk, slightly lost in thought.

"What is this?" He asked Song Xue.

Song Xue smiled and said, "Oh, fruit benefits after meals."

"Is it every day?" Zhuang Yao has never heard of such a policy.

Song Xue had already opened her own box and ate it. She said, "No, Team Leader Xue sent it to us just now, saying that Mr. Zhou specially ordered it for new employees."

Zhuang Yao nodded and sat down.The blueberries in the box have been washed with water, and there are still residual water droplets on them.The blueberries are small, round, and neatly arranged in a transparent box, which looks very cute.

Zhuang Yao suddenly remembered that when Zhou Yi asked him what his favorite fruit was, his answer was blueberries.

——"Why do you like blueberries?"

——"Because it is delicious and has a nice name."

At that time, they were still in high school, and the time for lunch was tight every day. The fruit shop near the school did not sell blueberries.While Zhou Yi said he was troublesome, he asked him: "Isn't it okay to have strawberries? Eat strawberries, it's only one word away."

"No." Zhuang Yao said with a smile, "I just want to eat blueberries."

"Tsk." Zhou Yi pinched his face, hooked his neck and said, "Did you do it on purpose to bully me to like you?"

Zhuang Yao still compromised and ate strawberries that day.Later, Zhuang Yao went to Zhou Yi's house to play, and Zhou Yi used his notebook to search for a copy of Wong Kar-wai's "Blueberry Night", and the two of them nestled on the sofa and finished the whole movie.After it was over, Zhou Yi held him in his arms, and when he lowered his head to kiss him, his mouth was full of the taste of blueberries.Zhuang Yao thought there must be blueberries to eat this time, but Zhou Yi told him that he just ate blueberry jam.

Human memory can be stored for a long time.Sometimes you think you have forgotten something, but your body will remember it for you, and all you need to wake it up are the tiny details.It could be a trip, a line, or some bad weather and bad news.Zhuang Yao's "Blueberry" came to life, and the trembling along his fingertips attacked his heart.

He didn't dare to think whether Zhou Yi did it on purpose.If not, how many seemingly absurd coincidences are there in the world?

Because of the episode at noon, Zhuang Yao's attention in the afternoon was not as focused as in the morning, and Xiaocha unconsciously started driving.When he was about to get off work, he hurriedly wanted to copy the data to a USB flash drive and take it back to continue reading.

"Hey, Zhuang Yao, shall we go together?" Song Xue asked.

Zhuang Yao looked at the progress bar of the USB flash drive and said, "Why don't you go first, I'll leave after copying this file."

Song Xue put her bag on her back and said, "That's fine, I'll go first, see you tomorrow!"

The company really did what Xue Xiaofeng said, before it was time to get off work, someone was ready to clock in early.Overtime does not exist.After Zhuang Yao finished copying the documents, he stood up and saw that the lights in the office went dark.He packed up his things and prepared to take the elevator, but he waited and waited, but the elevator refused to come up.

At this time, a cleaning lady happened to pass by and said enthusiastically: "The elevator is broken! Can't get up, don't wait for the young man."

Zhuang Yao was dumbfounded: "Ah? Then when will it be ready?"

The cleaning aunt said: "It won't get better all of a sudden, you can go to the stairs next to it."

Zhuang Yao: "..."

A moment later, he stood in the gloomy corridor, deeply suspicious of this world.The office building is on the 28th floor, and it usually takes a while to get down by elevator, let alone walking down.Zhuang Yao was stunned for a while, sighed helplessly, and was about to resign himself to his fate and go downstairs. Who knew that someone passed by him at this time, and he obviously didn't have time to catch the elevator.

Zhuang Yao quickly grabbed the man: "Wait! Hello, let's go together..."

He spoke half of the sentence, but the other half could not be said, because he found that the person he was pulling was none other than Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi lowered his head slightly, and looked at Zhuang Yao's hand holding his sleeve expressionlessly, and Zhuang Yao let go immediately.

The two looked at each other for a while, Zhou Yi didn't speak, he walked in front of Zhuang Yao, Zhuang Yao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed.

"Zhou...Zhou Yi!" Zhuang Yao summoned up his courage.

no response.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou."

Still no response.

"Leader! I, I am the new Xiaozhuang!"

Zhou Yi's pace slowed down a few beats, but he still didn't stop, and didn't even look back at Zhuang Yao.

Zhuang Yao followed behind persistently, and his voice became quieter: "Zhou Yi, don't ignore me, I... I... I'm sorry, I..."

Zhou Yi stopped suddenly, Zhuang Yao was startled, and almost threw himself on his back.Zhou Yi turned around, he stood on a step lower than Zhuang Yao, raised his head slightly to look at him: "Excuse me?"

"Ah."

Zhou Yi smiled silently, and asked, "What are you sorry for?"

Zhuang Yao felt his nose a little sore, and said in a hoarse voice: "I didn't have time to tell you..."

"Let's go." Zhou Yi helped him to continue the conversation, "But you do owe me an apology. Even if people want to break up, most people will make their words clear before leaving. If you disappear from the world without knowing it, you are considered me. Unlucky yourself."

Zhuang Yao was silenced by his few words, and after a while he said: "I never wanted to break up with you."

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows and laughed at himself: "Really? It means that we are still in love? I really didn't feel it."

Zhuang Yao said: "I can explain it, Zhou Yi, I am because..."

Zhou Yi interrupted him: "Do you think I still need this explanation?"

Zhuang Yao opened his mouth, and finally shook his head slowly.

Zhou Yi suddenly felt a little tired, he said: "Yes, it's too late, please don't tell me that you still like me all the time."

Zhuang Yao trembled unconsciously, and said stumblingly, "I...I..."

He has always liked him, and he has never forgotten Zhou Yi.

Before returning to China, Zhuang Yao had imagined many possibilities. He wondered whether Zhou Yi would have a new life, a new lover, and whether it would be a better choice if he didn't show up.But man, he never gives up until he reaches the Yellow River. Zhou Yi was so gentle in the past, how could he talk to himself in such a tone?

Zhou Yi lowered his eyes, smiled, and said, "Okay, I accept your apology, and don't talk about the past."

Zhuang Yao felt very uncomfortable, he forced a smile and said, "Well, good."

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07

"Baby, is work going well?"

After dinner, Zhuang Yao used the tablet to video with Fu Xueru.On the other side of the ocean, the sun was shining brightly. Seeing Fu Xueru's smiling face, Zhuang Yao realized that he had left the United States for almost a month.

"Mom, don't worry, my work is going well." Zhuang Yao said with a smile.He actually relies on Fu Xueru psychologically, and is willing to share all the fun and interesting things with his mother.During the period after returning to China, Zhuang Yao and his mother had indeed lost a lot of contact. Firstly, there was a jet lag, and secondly, Zhuang Yao had just started working and had many things to do.So the two of them usually send WeChat. Occasionally, Fu Xueru will remind him to pay attention to the weather, but there are not many opportunities for videos.

Fu Xueru said: "It feels like you have lost weight."

Zhuang Yao touched his face and said, "No, I'm a little heavier than when I came here."

This is real.Chang Yuan loves cooking, and the company's cafeteria is not tired of eating for the time being. Zhuang Yao immerses herself in the wonderful Chinese cuisine every day. Although she can't see it on her face, her weight is really a little heavier than when she first came back. .

Fu Xueru smiled and said, "Really? Then I don't worry, did your Aunt Chang cook you something delicious?"

It just so happened that Chang Yuan came over and knocked on the door. She peeled some fruit for Zhuang Yao, and when she heard Fu Xueru's question, she took the tablet from Zhuang Yao's hand.