Dear Chen Jiu

"Hey, Gu Zong, I haven't seen you for a few years, why are you handsome again, what's the reason~" Yan Xu watched me enter the door, and greeted me from a long distance away.

I took off my coat after sitting down.

"How is it? Has there been any situation abroad in the past few years?" Yan Xu asked gossipingly.

He is still the same, counting it has been two years since he graduated, and he still retains the childishness he had in school.

I heard that she has settled down in Jiangzhou with her partner.

"What do you think?" I picked up the tea poured by the waiter casually.

"Tsk, if I say you shouldn't hang yourself from a tree—" he tutted.

"Change the subject."

I interrupted him.

Everyone understands the big principles, but I can still sit here, which means that these principles are useless to me.

I haven't seen each other for five years, no matter how lively the chat on the phone is, it's still a bit rusty when we meet face to face.

"Hey, I've already ordered.

Eat hard today, don't save me money. "

Yan Xu flipped through the menu in front of him and changed the topic naturally.

After a meal, I heard from Yan Xu that the parents in his sister's house were short-changed. It was nothing more than the relationship between husband and wife, and the children were always worried...

He also talked about himself, the partner was on business trips every three days, and he never saw each other.

I often quarrel over trivial matters, and often the partner has to go on a business trip before reconciliation.

He was upset to accuse the other party of working with too many women...

These two are really good at it. Up to now in high school, it is estimated that quarreling has become a kind of fun. It has been good for many years.

Listening to Yan Xu complaining about the trivial daily life, but it makes people yearn for it in the bottom of their hearts.

...

Satiated with food and drink, Yan Xu answered a phone call. I don't know what was said on the other end, but he said it's no problem and come here now.

It's almost time, I have to work overtime when I go back, and I have no human rights during the internship, so I picked up my coat and prepared to get up.

"I originally said that I would go to the university town with you to reminisce about the past."

I joked casually.

"Come on, have you been in school for a year, have a fart to remember.

How about this, I just happened to catch up, anyway, I don't have a date today, so you can accompany me to see the design drawings of the new house. "

"How can I understand?" I put on my coat.

"You can! I'm afraid, you don't know the design company my partner is looking for. The road is wild, the location is remote, and the decoration is still frigid.

Their employees are very serious and don't like to laugh.

Except for the beautiful sister at the front desk, everyone else is extremely cold, and I am too embarrassed to ask the designer. "

"Is it so exaggerated?" There is no such business these days.

"It's just that exaggerated, you go and help me strengthen my courage."

I glanced at my watch, okay, I have to stay up late to make forms again when I get home at night.

"Let's go then."

***

NC Architects.

Sitting in Yan Xu's co-pilot, I looked at the name of the exterior wall office and felt a little familiar.

"Come on, get out of the car."

Yan Xu pulled out the car key, "Hey, by the way, can you leave this time when you come back.

If you want to buy a car, you can contact me. "

"talk later."

I chatted with Yan Xu and walked in.

The office is in the suburbs, two stories high, and the door is black.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but it feels a little cold when I walk in.

I wrapped up my coat.

The receptionist was really a pretty girl, when she saw Yan Xu coming in, she stood up and greeted us with a smile.

"Brother Yan, good evening, today I brought my friends to Jingjing to discuss the plan."

Yan Xu nodded, and then introduced to me in a low voice, "This is the most lively one in their company."

As soon as the words were finished, a capable woman with short hair walked over in high heels, "Mr. Yan, let me show you the renderings."

I followed Yan Xu and walked in. The office is not too big, and the first floor is basically full of designers.

Everyone sits intently in front of the computer without any external interference.

It seems that their boss should be a rigorous person who is meticulous about his work.

In such a serious working atmosphere, let alone Yan Xu, I even feel nervous.

After introducing the 3D renderings on the computer, the designer asked, "What do you think?"

Yan Xu swallowed next to me, then pushed me, "What do you think?"

I?I didn't even listen to it, what kind of soft decoration and hard decoration, knocking this and pretending that, how do I understand...

But I understood that Yan Xu must be dissatisfied, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Jingjing, call."

Someone shouted from outside.

"Ah, you go to answer the phone first, and I will discuss it with my friend."

Yan Xu said.

I watched Jingjing walk away, and asked, "Why are you nervous, just tell me if you are dissatisfied."

"Tsk, not dissatisfied.

I don't know how to put it, but I feel that the design is actually according to my requirements, but it seems that it does not meet my expectations. I want a Nordic style, preferably with a little Chinese style.

This seems too simple, without the warmth of home... What do you think? "

"I think, I'm going to find a toilet now, I drank too much water at night."

Even the toilets in this office are designed in black, white and gray, but with a sense of luxury that is not depressing.

But if it is paired with a serious party B like Jingjing, Yan Xu's attitude is understandable.

When I finished drying my hands, someone just opened the door and came in.

I subconsciously looked up.

I actually saw it here... Chen Jiu.

This is his office?

He obviously saw me too, with a bit of surprise on his face.

This is really embarrassing, we are not old lovers, we are not enemies, and it seems that we are not friends.

Inexplicably, his phrase "high school junior" at the reception came to his mind again, which may really be the most suitable word to summarize our relationship at the moment.

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

I took the initiative to break the embarrassment.

"Hello."

...

We stood at the door of the toilet. I didn't mean to let him in, and he didn't seem to think I was in the way.

"Uh, I heard you're getting married?" The words came out of my mouth without thinking, and I regretted it the moment I realized it. Why did I ask this?

"I have no interest in chatting with people in the bathroom."

After he finished speaking, he was about to walk in by mistake.

I blocked his way, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Chen gave me a business card last time, saying that if necessary, my junior can come to the office to find you?"

After he handed me that business card last time, I kept it in my suit pocket and didn't dare to read it.

I was afraid that if I saw it, I couldn't help but come to him.

I deliberately avoided the chance to meet because I wasn't ready for it.

But now it's really a coincidence that I met here, and I don't want to end the conversation so easily.

"Huh?" He gave me a little patience.

"My friend is not satisfied with the design drawings of the new home. May I ask Mr. Chen to do the battle in person?" I took a step back and asked with a smile.

I know he is engaged in architectural design, which is different from interior design.

I did it on purpose, I wanted to see how kind he could show me as a junior.

Unexpectedly, after listening to what I said, Chen Jiu didn't look angry at all, but said calmly, "Okay."

Now I'm at a loss, I'm ready to be rejected, I didn't expect the identity of a junior to be so effective.

After answering, he left me in astonishment and went into the bathroom.

I froze for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.

We were very close just now, and I smelled the woody scent of mint mixed with Chen Jiu, with a faint smell of tobacco.

It's been five years, and it turns out that everything will change, including the taste of Chen Jiu that I used to be familiar with.

"Why did it take so long to go to the toilet?" Yan Xu asked.

Jingjing had already answered the phone and came back, and the two were chatting awkwardly in front of the drawings on the computer.

Yan Xu was sweating all over his head, seeing me as if he saw a savior.

"Yan Xu, I changed your personal design for you, so you can rest assured to make a request."

I leaned against the glass door frame and said.

"Who? Do you know the designer here?" Yan Xu asked curiously.

"President Chen of the firm, we are old acquaintances.

It's all because I met this former senior just after returning to China.

I'm sorry. "

The last sentence is to Jingjing, expressing my apology.

Jingjing nodded, "It's fine, but our President Chen hasn't been in charge of interior design projects for a long time."

"Really, the old classmate might sell some face.

May I ask, how many bosses are there in your firm? "

"I don't know the details, but there are only two people in charge."

I nodded, and sat next to Yan Xu, "If you come over again in the future, you can ask me to accompany you."

Yan Xu looked at me like a pervert, "What stimulated you."

He lowered his voice, "My partner and I have no intention of breaking up. Although you are handsome and rich,...we are...really inappropriate."

...

I just wanted to tell me to get rid of this wretched and terrible idea, when I saw Yan Xu staring straight at the door, I turned around and looked over.

It was Chen Jiu, and he knocked on the glass door.

"It looks familiar."

Yan Xu whispered in my ear.

"Excuse me, since I have taken over the project, when is it convenient, I need to go to the site to have a look."

"Ah, I remember, you are Gu-"

I stomped Yan Xu under the table, and he changed his tune with a hiss, "The boss of the overall situation, thank you so much.

You can help me design it yourself, I have all day tomorrow. "

"See you at 3 p.m. on Sunday."

Chen Jiu left after speaking.

I stared blankly at his back.

I have met twice since I came back, but every time I couldn't sit down and talk properly.

What can we say between us?

"What's the situation? Isn't this the tree you hanged?" Yan Xu asked in shock.

I nodded.

"Ah, cooperating with me to become your big matchmaker.

I said why are you so kind to accompany me, that's why. "

"Yeah, what a coincidence."

I laughed at myself, and flipped through the floor plans on the table.

"Then does he have a partner now? You guys are unmarried men."

"He's getting married."

Yan Xu opened his mouth, speechless for a moment.

***

"Ping An, do you want to find your own father?"

Ping An looked at me with wide open eyes, and jumped onto the cat stand as if he didn't want to talk to me anymore.

"If it weren't for your beauty, which looks a bit like him, I wouldn't take you in so happily."

The son just continued lounging on his stomach and turned his butt towards me.

Back then, I was caught off guard by a bunch of things that happened suddenly.

Thinking about it now, is it really necessary not to return to Jiangzhou for five years?

When I saw Chen Jiu standing in front of me today, I was completely helpless.

- How have you been these years?

- Have you taken good care of yourself, why do you have a stomachache?

- where do you live now

-I miss you so much.

Obviously all these are in his mind, but he can only pick the most unfamiliar ones when he speaks.

"I heard you're getting married."

As long as you are still fifteen or sixteen years old, if you like it, you like it, and you have nothing to fear.