captured by your prey

One morning after that, Zhou Sheng opened the door and walked into his office, and saw a small bag on the desk.

Perhaps because of the childish hand-painted patterns and words on it, she knew that this gift came from Xie Xiyuan.Christmas is coming, and there are some cute little decorations inside, and there are some chocolate beans in Christmas color packaging, and the seal is tied with a ribbon.For Zhou Sheng, these things were no longer something she would buy, but she still smiled unconsciously, and carefully put them away.

This is indeed the style of that guy Xie Xiyuan, a little childish hidden in it, but it can be seen that he is very hardworking.

In fact, the two of them didn't meet much in the company, Zhou Sheng almost never deliberately went to find Xie Xiyuan, and Xie Xiyuan didn't intend to come to her specifically.It seems to be back to the way it was before.

Yes, for Xie Xiyuan, after Lin Rui's matter is over, she has no reason to pay attention to Zhou Sheng.After Lin Rui and Zhou Sheng broke up, they would still come here from time to time, although not as frequently as before.Her life is still the same as usual. She goes to work at the company at nine o'clock in the morning, goes back to the store after the company gets off work in the afternoon, and stays until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening before going home to rest.

"The restaurant you said you wanted to eat last time, do you want to try it?"

On the way home by car, Xie Xiyuan received such a message, she was a little surprised, because this seemed to be the first time Zhou Sheng invited her.

OK, she said yes.

Different from Zhou Sheng's introverted performance, Xie Xiyuan always had a smile on his face.The two made an appointment at an intersection near the company. When Xie Xiyuan arrived, she found that Zhou Sheng was already waiting for her there. She ran two steps up to Zhou Sheng, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Miss, you Are you waiting for someone?"

Xie Xiyuan used a somewhat indecent tone, and usually the person listening would respond to her with a smile, but Zhou Sheng just hummed lightly and said, "Let's go." He completely ignored Xie Xiyuan's joke just now .

Xie Xiyuan felt that his joke was too boring, so he pursed his lips and followed Zhou Sheng obediently.On the way, Xie Xiyuan would talk to Zhou Sheng from time to time, and Zhou Sheng would reply her sternly.She always deliberately throws out things that she thinks are funny, and wants to chat and laugh with Zhou Sheng all the way, but Zhou Sheng's expression has basically not changed. Xie Xiyuan talked about the mistakes she made that caused very funny In the end, Zhou Sheng just told her very seriously how to deal with this situation next time... Xie Xiyuan originally wanted to interrupt her and say that this mistake itself was a funny thing, it was a joke, but seeing Zhou Sheng's face If you look serious, you can only give up.

Zhou Sheng walked beside her, Xie Xiyuan didn't know what to say, so he followed silently.

Touching his face, maybe what he said was boring?No, she promises that what she shares is really fun stuff.Then she realized that Zhou Sheng didn't think she was uninspired, Zhou Sheng just didn't catch up with the jokes.She really is just as she described herself, she is really a very boring person.

Xie Xiyuan simply stopped talking and followed obediently.And they don't seem to talk to each other and don't feel uncomfortable in the atmosphere.

Every time Zhou Sheng approached the side of the road, he would raise his hand to hold Xie Xiyuan's arm, which made Xie Xiyuan a little unaccustomed, she was obviously a little taller than Zhou Sheng, no matter how you say she was not a child... She wanted to withdraw from Zhou Sheng's hand holding her calmly, but Zhou Sheng's grip was still a little tight, so she gave up after trying for a while.

"Hope it tastes like you."

Zhou Sheng said.

Xie Xiyuan smiled and picked up the chopsticks and put the tip of the chopsticks in his mouth: "It's not good, you have to take me to the next restaurant."

Zhou Sheng raised his eyes to look at her, then smiled, and even agreed.

"You're such a child," she said.

Xie Xiyuan is actually not very old, compared to himself, he is much younger, Zhou Sheng knows.So she can always see things in Xie Xiyuan that she doesn't have.Xie Xiyuan rested his chin on the opposite side of the table, said a word or two to her from time to time, and looked out the window or asked her some things the rest of the time.Zhou Sheng looked at Xie Xiyuan's expression. This person is always positive, and he is not as boring as her. He always smiles and dares to say anything...

"You always seem to think that I am very small, am I a childish ghost in your eyes?"

Zhou Sheng was taken aback, and took a sip of warm tea unhurriedly. "Of course not, but I am indeed much older than you."

"Hmm..." Xie Xiyuan rubbed his face, betting that Zhou Sheng didn't pay attention to his birth date, so he lied: "It's not much older, I'm also 27."

After this sentence, they didn't talk much until the dishes were served after a while.Zhou Sheng's taste is just like her personality, she seems to be able to accept everything, and there is nothing that she particularly dislikes and cannot eat.Xie Xiyuan is very picky about food, she doesn't eat loofah and mushrooms, so she doesn't want to pick them up from beginning to end.

Xie Xiyuan originally wanted to pick a piece of meat for herself, but she brought back the mixed mushrooms and could not put it back or put it in her mouth. Thinking that this meal was not for herself but with Zhou Sheng, she also Doesn't just throw it out, it just sits in the bowl until the end.

"Do you think it tastes good?" Zhou Sheng asked her before leaving.

"It's delicious—" Xie Xiyuan replied, but she read some other expressions from Zhou Sheng's face, and added: "Probably because I ate it with you! Usually it's me Eating out is always different.”

Zhou Sheng paused and told her, "Get along with others more."

Xie Xiyuan closed her voice, she meant to tell Zhou Sheng that "it's a pleasure to have lunch with you" instead of "I usually eat out by myself", but with Zhou Sheng's serious look, Xie Xiyuan can only I told myself to forget it.

Just treat this person as incomprehensible.

He thought that Zhou Sheng was just asking him to have lunch, but after he came out of the restaurant, Xie Xiyuan acquiesced in the direction he should go back.But Zhou Sheng stopped her and asked if she wanted to go to the coffee shop.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xie Xiyuan grinned happily.

It was only when the two sat down facing each other in the coffee shop that Xie Xiyuan began to pay attention to the person in front of him.Zhou Sheng lowered his eyes, or looked at a small thing and stared at it for a while.Before this, Xie Xiyuan never seemed to have thought that he would come out with his boss and sit face to face like this.The clothes Zhou Sheng wears are always very light in color, just like her person, which doesn't have too many characteristics.

Maybe because the temperature has risen a little in recent days, she only wore a slightly thicker plain shirt and a long light brown coat over it.Xie Xiyuan seemed to have never seen this person wearing anything other than a formal suit before this.Zhou Sheng's hair is still the same as usual, Xie Xiyuan can see that she took care of herself seriously before going out today, but it is still so ordinary after she took care of it.

"Speaking of which, do you still care about what happened last time?"

Xie Xiyuan's tone was a bit cautious, as if he was treating a delicate and fragile product, and was always paying attention to the other party's reaction.

Zhou Sheng was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "It's impossible not to care, but I've tried my best not to think about it, so it's okay..."

"Don't worry about me." She added at the end.

Xie Xiyuan knew that Zhou Sheng actually cared a lot, but she hid all her caring, she just didn't let others know that she cared.Thinking of this, Xie Xiyuan wanted to laugh, they were a little bit alike, even though their original intentions might be completely different.

"Besides, it's not good to always talk about such bad things."

For a moment, Xie Xiyuan saw the shadows of other people in Zhou Sheng in front of her, and she subconsciously did what she had always done. "No, you can tell it, I promised you, I won't tell others. You need to tell the bad things, and then we will solve it. I don't care what happens to others, but here I am, I wouldn't bother with it."

Xie Xiyuan's tone became more and more serious, as if Zhou Sheng was no longer her boss, and she seemed to have returned to the way she usually looks in her shop after get off work - standing up from others and telling them that it's okay, reliable and And trustworthy, she has such an aura about her.

After she finished speaking, she quickly put away the tone just now, and changed back to the appearance of her junior in front of Zhou Sheng. "I...it seems a little arrogant for me to say that, but but but if you get what I mean."

Seeing Xie Xiyuan's reaction, Zhou Sheng suddenly laughed.

"That's what you said—"

"I said it!" She leaned closer to Zhou Sheng to show her attitude.

"All right……"

Zhou Sheng retracted his hand from the table to his lap, Xie Xiyuan paid attention to Zhou Sheng's movements from the corner of his eye, but on the surface he was still an obedient listener.She neither urged nor expressed urgency, she just waited silently for Zhou Sheng to continue speaking.

As expected, Zhou Sheng's life can only be described as ordinary.

It's just that Zhou Sheng seems to be extremely sensitive—at least Xie Xiyuan thinks so. Compared with the people she usually contacts, Zhou Sheng's things are just trivial things, even though Zhou Sheng is trying his best to The appearance of suppressing her feelings, but Xie Xiyuan can still see that these little things in life have a great impact on her.

A few years ago, in her last company, she was wrongly blamed by her boss when she was a small employee.This made her feel very unfair, and she couldn't speak up for herself, so she simply resigned and joined the current company; the friends who used to get along with her gradually became colder, and she didn't know what she did wrong, which made her feel Very overwhelmed; every relationship has not been a happy breakup...

In terms of work, Zhou Sheng's achievements in the company today are only based on the accumulated experience in the past few years, and he has no other desires or extravagant demands, but is only responsible for his own duties seriously.

What an ordinary person——Seeing the exhaustion in Zhou Sheng's eyes, Xie Xiyuan thought from the bottom of his heart.

There really isn't a better word for it than ordinary.

Xie Xiyuan used her skills to comfort Zhou Sheng. She tried to give Zhou Sheng a hug like she used to comfort others, but Zhou Sheng pushed him away.Xie Xiyuan didn't care, knowing that she was an ordinary and timid person at heart, so he just let her go.Zhou Sheng regards Xie Xiyuan as a friend, but Xie Xiyuan is his junior after all, so he feels a little embarrassed in front of his juniors.

After the two parted, Xie Xiyuan drove back to the shop directly.

That place, like her, was full of filth.And a person like Zhou Sheng would not have anything to do with her.