back to his time

Eight years of hidden answers

My eyes met Miao Xiu's eyes under the black rimless glasses, staring at each other, looking at each other silently.

Standing at the gate for a long time, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, I tried to squeeze out a word from the corner of my mouth.

"coincidence."

Miao Xiu gave me a strange look, pulled down the brim of her hat again, and nodded.

"kindness."

Several people were already watching us at the door.

Miao Xiu's manager, Sister Fen, hurried us in.

This hotel is 22 stories high, and it is the tallest building in the city. My room is on the twelfth floor, and Miaoxiu's room is on the top floor. It is specially set up for VIP guests, and you can have a good view of the city center good floor.

After getting out of the elevator, Miao Xiu and I parted ways.

From the next day, I was busy choosing the address of the branch.I went shopping in several places in the city with reasonable prices and suitable facades.After two days of investigation and data collection, the location of the branch was finally set at the gate of a bus station at the intersection.

There is a Times Square there, which is the brand new big shopping mall I saw when I entered N City for the first time in Ma Ming's car.Since the shopping mall was newly built, the rentals had not yet been fully recruited, and there were still four or five vacant storefronts on the first floor, which happened to be very suitable seats, next to the escalator in the square.

Because the price is a bit more expensive than other stores, it has been unable to rent out.I took Ma Ming to meet with the manager of the investment promotion center of the mall, and explained my purpose of coming.

Ma Ming and this manager are old acquaintances, and the price has been cut by a lot in a few words, and of course the manager will not be disadvantaged.

After eating a few meals, he signed a contract with the manager and took down the store.

Ma Ming was responsible for contacting the decoration workers, and I reported the progress of this matter with Jun Qixiu and Lin Rong through video calls.

One minute before reporting to work after the video connection, I was taken aback by Lin Rong's dismal expression.That face was terribly pale, and he was almost terminally ill.

Ask Lin Rong what's going on.

He simply said that he was sick recently, and he was fine now, such perfunctory words.

Since Jun Qixiu is still waiting for my report, I have no choice but to put this topic aside for the time being and get down to business.

When I hung up the phone, I specifically asked about An Zhizong's situation.

I can compromise with An Zhizong's arrangement, but because An Zhizong must also compromise with my arrangement.I was transferred to this city for a one-month business trip, while An Zhizong went to another remote city, fifteen hours away from City G, and it is said that it is a city that often suffers from water shortages.

Jun Qixiu seemed to have expected that I would ask about An Zhizong, without any hesitation, she couldn't wait to tell everything one by one.

"That Su Fei, on the first day there, he was clamoring to come back, saying that there was no water to take a shower, and the electricity was cut off in the middle of the night. Water and electricity didn't come until the middle of the night."

I suppressed a smile and asked.

"Then how did you answer him?"

An Zhizong had to stay there for a month, and he could not come back until the new store opened smoothly.One month is neither long nor short, and it is more than enough to deal with various problems of the new store.

Jun Qixiu raised her eyebrows and said calmly.

"It's not a kid anymore, he's going to work and not to play. As long as there's running water and a place to sleep it's fine. Of course I won't let him come back."

I froze for a while.

This is the second time I heard my full name from Jun Qixiu, which is enough to represent the change of An Zhizong's position in Jun Qixiu's heart.

I was a little surprised and a little bit happy.

Surprised that An Zhizong turned Jun Qixiu to me so quickly, and happy that Jun Qixiu is still the same Jun Qixiu. Although I don’t understand why the same appearance has completely different behaviors, but his in the end Still follow your heart.

Like is like, dislike is dislike, no matter how hard you try, you can't change it.

This is Jun Qixiu's mantra, and it is also the purpose he has always followed in his life.

I smiled and hung up the phone.

The decoration workers agreed by Ma Ming came the next day.I took out the previously ordered drawings and asked the decorators to carry out the decoration according to the drawings.Of course, drawings are dead after all, and people are alive.The decoration workers are veterans in this field. They pointed out and put forward their suggestions for some decorations that do not conform to the reality or the water and soil here.

I looked at the drawings and then at the storefront, and then I negotiated with the decoration workers to start the decoration project of the branch.

From buying decoration materials, laying bricks, carpentry entering the site and changing circuits, painting walls, pasting wallpaper, and installing furniture cabinet doors and mirrors, I stood on site to supervise the work one by one, and even ate box lunches on the spot with the decoration workers.

Ma Ming is responsible for recruiting new employees to come to the store for interviews.

First set up a room in the on-site storefront for me to interview candidates.

The two tasks of supervising and interviewing candidates alone are enough to keep me so busy that I even go back to the hotel to sleep at night.Every time I go back to the room, I will fall asleep as soon as my face touches the bed, and I won't get up to take a shower the next morning.Moreover, he always went back to the hotel in disgrace, and the clothes he was wearing would be stained with paint and sawdust from the scene every time.

After doing this many times, I bought some cheap clothes, so I don’t feel bad if they get dirty, and it’s not expensive to buy them again.

It's just that every time I go back to the hotel, I always meet the strange eyes of the hotel staff.It is estimated that they are all wondering what my occupation is.

Such a busy day lasted until two weeks later, when the decoration of the branch was completely completed, and all the recruited employees were in place. The rest was to prepare products for sale in the store, and then to successfully open the store.

two weeks later -

After the renovation was over, the people I was working with during this time went to a nearby restaurant for a nice meal.

The workers were all unrestrained men, and eating alone was not enough. They even ordered beer and liquor to cheer them up.

When a full glass of white wine was placed in front of me, I was instantly tangled.

Although I never broke the habit of drinking in my last life, drinking in the face of entertainment is the most effective way to move people's hearts when I go to various occasions.But just because I'm used to drinking red wine doesn't mean I'm used to drinking white wine.

The alcohol content of white wine is higher than that of red wine.

I glanced at the others present.

Ma Ming's eyes glowed from drinking, and the others also had ruddy faces and smelled of alcohol. Baijiu seemed to be commonplace for them, and they had long been used to it.Even if I drank this glass of wine, they probably won't let me off easily.It must be two cups to be enjoyable.

My brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

However, I can't stand the enthusiasm of the people present. If you are a guest in a different place, you have to follow the customs of the country.If I continue to twitch like this, I guess it will make everyone unhappy.What's more, Baotou of the decoration team is Ma Ming's friend. For Ma Ming's sake, he gave me a discount, which really saved a lot of budget.

I sighed secretly, took the glass of wine, closed my eyes, and drank it resignedly.

"Okay. Sure enough, it's a man, happy!"

I was slapped hard by a hand a few times on the back, almost making me spit out what I just swallowed.

After drinking a glass of white wine, my mind is not dizzy so quickly.

As I expected, the second cup was quickly filled into my cup again.

Ma Ming was so drunk that his eyes were clouded, and he even reached out to help me drink it.As a result, before he could reach out his own hand, his head had already hit the table, and he passed out.

By the time I drank my second cup, my forehead started to heat up.

Most of the restaurant's food is on the spicy side, and there are very few dishes that suit my taste.I barely ate much this evening, and my feet were already floating when I came out of the restaurant.

While standing on the road waiting for the bus, I looked up at the city.

The orange street lamp was already a little bent.

There are actually two buildings in front of them, and they are still exactly the same.

I was a little surprised, and quickly reached out and rubbed my eyes.

When I looked again, the street lights were back to normal, and the building was still the same.

I was actually drunk.

Waiting for the car to come soon.

I sat face up in the back seat of the car, reported the name of the hotel to the driver, and then began to close my eyes and meditate.

I am so sad right now.

It's been a long time since I drank, and every time I drank, I had two or three glasses of white wine.An Zhizong's body doesn't seem to be used to alcohol, let alone such a strong alcohol, I can't hold it anymore.

An Zhizong's body is similar to mine, he can't excrete the alcohol through sweating and vomiting after drinking, he can only sublimate the alcohol slowly in the body, let the alcohol permeate the whole body, and temporarily paralyze the brain.

At this time, I began to envy Miao Xiu.

Although Miao Xiu is not good at drinking, he has a good physique, that is, he can wake up quickly after vomiting.Although his footsteps are still fluttering, at least his head is clear, and he can even recognize who the people around him are.

When the car arrived at the hotel, my stomach was overwhelmed and uncomfortable.

The driver's driving skills are not generally bad. Instead of going straight, he took various detours and passed through many mountain pits. The car jumped high and then fell down.

The bumps along the way made me pale.

There was a man standing in front of the hotel.

I frowned and tried my best to widen my eyes, trying to see this person clearly, but found that his figure had turned into two and was still shaking.

"Who is that, open the door for me."

The doorman stood there, his movements slow.

"Drinking?"

This doorman is still a little nosy, what is the head that is leaning towards me doing, smelling me like a dog?

Dissatisfied, he stretched out his hand and pushed him away.

"Stop talking nonsense, open the door."

I tugged on my tie and felt like I was suffocating.The mind was heavy and heavy as a shot put.

The doorman finally opened the door.

After walking a few steps, I felt weak all over.He grabbed the doorman in front of him.

"You... help me upstairs. My room is in 1204. I will give you a tip later."

So uncomfortable.

The body is also very heavy.

The feet don't seem to be my own anymore, and I can't move them no matter what.

The doorman smelled pretty good.

I couldn't help sniffing it, but found that the smell was a bit familiar.

Who has sprayed this brand of perfume?

I shook my incredibly heavy head.

The more you shake it, the more your head hurts.

Can't remember.

"Hey, your salary is quite a lot. This bottle of perfume is enough to cover the salary of two people."

He wanted to chat with the door boy to relieve the pain, but the door boy's mouth seemed to be covered with tape. Except for the sentence just now, his mouth could no longer pry out any words.

Like a dumb.

I half-opened my eyes and watched the elevator doors open, and then felt the doorman pull me into the elevator, and he tried to push me away so that I could lean against the elevator door by myself.

But ah.

It's more comfortable to lean against the doorman's body, it's soft and has a fragrance.

What is this scent, and where did I smell it?

I stretched out my hand, grabbed the doorman, pulled him into my arms, wrapped one arm around his waist, and pressed the other hand on the white neck that was close at hand, and tightly pressed his head on his shoulders.

Well, as a man, this waist seems to be a little thinner, but it feels good to hold it, at least it won't disgust me.

kindness.This smell seems to be...

I moved my nose and sniffed hard.

"Miao Xiu... uses the same perfume as Miao Xiu."

I thought for a long time, and finally remembered the name.

The soft body in his arms stiffened.

I raised his face in wonder.

"You are... Miao Xiu?"

My eyes have widened.

The person in front of him turned out to be Miao Xiu.

I stepped back quickly, but my feet couldn't help shaking.

Miao Xiu's face was covered with blood, and a bright red color continued to flow from his mouth.

I was there on the day Miao Xiu died, and I still remember what kind of clothes Miao Xiu was wearing.

A pure white shirt, half of which was still stained with blood.

"Do you finally know who I am?"

Miao Xiu curled her lips into a sneer and walked towards me step by step.

I wanted to walk away, but neither of my legs seemed to be mine. I wanted to move, but I couldn't move with all my strength.

"Move! Damn it, why don't you move!"

I patted my legs desperately, and looked at Miao Xiu who kept approaching me in horror.

When his hand reached out to me, I was so frightened that I knelt down on the ground.

My hand also grabbed Miao Xiu's sleeve.

"Miao Xiu... I was wrong! I was really wrong, I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry. You don't know how painful I have been in the past three years."

My eyes closed and opened again, opened and closed again, and so on, and finally dared to look at Miao Xiu in front of me.

In the past three years, I have tasted the endless pain that Miaoxiu brought me.

Like the walking dead, through long days and nights.

I didn't even dare to turn off the lights in the dark, or close my eyes easily, for fear of seeing Miao Xiu's face covered in blood.

However, no matter how I tried to avoid it, Miao Xiu finally appeared.

"Do you know how much I hate you?"

The person who had been silent for a long time said these words.

I was stunned.

Nodded with a wry smile.

of course I know.Being betrayed by the person you trust the most is naturally the most hated.

"You clearly know who I like, why do you still treat me like this? I never thought of hurting you. If you like women, I won't stop you. If you want to get married, I won't stop you. I'll just watch , wouldn’t this work too?”

I didn't speak, my eyes fixed on Miao Xiu's speaking lips.

I don't know why I hate Miao Xiu so much, and hate his unruly feelings for me.

Perhaps it is unacceptable that the good brother in the past has such a purpose.

Maybe it's because he hates him and the group of people who don't have the slightest dignity to court men like women.Obviously he has always been the most perfect, why did he degenerate like this?

Maybe……

My eyes could no longer leave Miao Xiu's lips.

That color is so bright, like fresh blood.

That arc was slightly raised, but the thin lips never said any vicious words to me easily.

I pulled down his raised neck and grabbed those two thin lips.

really……

I still like this kind of thin lips the most, with the aroma of mint, which is cool, but easily penetrates into all parts of the body, down to the deepest part of the bone marrow.

That's why... I don't feel sick?