detour

Xu You slept very uncomfortable.On the one hand, every cell in his body was clamoring for fatigue, on the other hand, his consciousness was always in a state of light sleep, as if he would wake up in the next second, but he just couldn't wake up.The heavy and sticky feeling was disturbing, which in turn deepened the tiredness, like being weighed down by a nightmare.It wasn't until a crisp bird song reached his ears that Xu You barely opened his eyes.

He was half lying in the passenger seat of a strange car, covered with an iron-gray suit jacket that did not belong to him, and the collar was still stained with the smell of perfume, with a faint wood tone, fresh as the bamboo forest after the rain.Xu You felt that this smell seemed to have been smelled somewhere before, but it was not a pleasant memory.

The car window was half down, and there was a neat row of plane trees outside the car window. The bright sunlight passed through the dense tree crown above, and sprinkled spots on the sidewalk.Behind the bushes is a green lawn, and the gravel path divides the carpet-like grass into various irregular shapes. A little further away is a quiet small lake, and the veranda by the lake is full of people. There are a few tourists sitting in the stars.

The warm and fragrant smell unique to mid-spring floats in the air, which makes people unconsciously relax their nerves and sink into this peaceful atmosphere.

The scenery in front of him made Xu You feel familiar, as if he had seen it before.It seems that one day a long time ago, he passed by here.However, Xu You had just woken up and was sore all over, so he didn't bother to think about these out-of-the-ordinary questions.He leaned on the seat and stretched, deeply feeling that sleeping this time was worse than not sleeping at all.

There was no one in the driver's seat, and there seemed to be no one around.When Xu You was wondering whose car it was, he belatedly remembered that he seemed to have met an unlovable guy when he was about to get off work...

Could this be Zhuang Shaodong's car?

Get into his car by yourself?

And still asleep? !

Xu You glanced at the suit jacket that he folded and put on the driver's seat, and suddenly became depressed.How sleepy is he, to follow others without opening his eyes?

Xu You really wanted to turn around and leave.He really didn't want to meet Zhuang Shaodong face to face.But someone else's car is parked here, it's still quite expensive, if you lose it, you'll have to rely on yourself later, it's hard to tell.Xu You didn't want to take such a responsibility at all.He always thought that Zhuang Shaodong was a master who could do anything.

After a few minutes of hesitation, Xu You saw Zhuang Shaodong walking slowly across the lawn with two cans of Coke.

There will be no suspicion of losing the car now.But just turning around and leaving like this will make you look very imposing.Xu You pondered for a while, then simply leaned on the car door and waited for Zhuang Shaodong to come over.

"Are you awake?" Zhuang Shaodong looked him up and down, and handed over the drink can in his hand.

Xu You hesitated in her heart, but took it over without moving.His mind was still a little groggy, but as soon as he touched the cold drink can, he immediately felt refreshed.Coke is his favorite drink besides wine, but few people know this habit.

The can of Coke in Zhuang Shaodong's hand did not open. Seeing that Xu You was just drinking with his head down, he said without words: "You fell asleep as soon as you got in the car and said you were going to the South District. I don't know which neighborhood you live in." , let’s stop here first. There are very few people in this park, so it’s relatively quiet.”

Xu You nodded.I pondered quickly in my mind: Do I need to thank you?

Zhuang Shaodong stuffed the drink can in his hand into his hand, "Let's go. I'll take you back."

Xu You looked at the Coke in his hand, feeling an indescribably weird feeling in his heart.Although he didn't dislike others talking to him so calmly, the Zhuang Shaodong he knew shouldn't be so gentle.This inexplicable change made Xu You feel very awkward.

"No need," Xu You said, "I'll just go back by myself."

Zhuang Shaodong has already walked around to the side of the driver's seat. Hearing this sentence, he quickly turned his head and glanced at him, "It takes 10 minutes to walk from your current location to the nearest gate of the park, and it takes 10 minutes to walk out to the nearest bus stop." Walk for [-] minutes, and there may not be a route you want to take—are you sure you really want to walk by yourself?"

Xu You struggled a little, then turned around and sat back in the car.Although he usually goes for a run and keeps fit, but after working overtime for a week, if he is asked to walk such a long distance, it is better to stick to Zhuang Shaodong's car for a while, anyway It's been hours.

Zhuang Shaodong could clearly see the entanglement in his eyes.Seeing him sitting back in the car with a Coke, he suddenly felt that Xu You's appearance of being closer to him was quite interesting.This person always came out with an unforgiving attitude, but he never expected to show such a childish expression.

After getting in the car, Xu You said the address of the community and didn't plan to speak again.The reason why Zhuang Shaodong wanted to send him home was that apart from being touched by Xu You's hard work at work, he also wanted to find a chance to have a good talk with Xu You.Although it is not expected that the years of enmity can be resolved overnight, at least this project still counts on Xu You to sit in charge, and there will always be nothing wrong with a good relationship.However, when Xu You went downstairs, she was already in a semi-comatose state. She has been sleeping until now, and she seems to be awake. She probably remembered all the old and new grudges, and had no intention of talking to him at all.Zhuang Shaodong reckoned that if he hadn't just woke up with a dry mouth, he didn't know whether he would accept these two cans of Coke.

But even though he was well aware of the situation between the two, Zhuang Shaodong still felt that this was a rare opportunity to ease their relationship.So, he started to find something to say.

"Xugong, has Tan Design started to produce drawings?"

Xu You hummed.

"How many days will it take for the drawings to come out?" Zhuang Shaodong was really anxious when he mentioned this. Area E has already started trial operation and accidents occurred, and there are a lot of bits and pieces that need to be reworked, and the start-up will definitely be delayed.If you start the machine one day late, you will lose one more day.

"The construction drawings didn't come out that fast," Xu You glanced at him lightly, "Even if Tan Fei promised to rush them out as soon as possible, it will take a week until all the drawings are finished."

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly showed a bitter look.

"Some of the damaged equipment in the E area needs to be restocked. The equipment will not be in place for a week. There is no need to worry about the blueprints."

Zhuang Shaodong couldn't help but sighed, "How can you not be in a hurry..."

Xu You didn't take it seriously, and said in her heart that you really need to be in a hurry, what did you do with Su Chengze back then?Isn't this all looking for trouble?Speaking of Su Chengze, Xu You suddenly remembered another thing.It was inconvenient for him to ask Lin Chenghu directly about this matter, and he always wanted to ask someone to insinuate, but then he forgot when he got busy.

"Lin Chenghu is in charge of technology," Xu You asked Zhuang Shaodong, "Has he approved the change of D and E districts?"

Zhuang Shaodong's face showed a slight embarrassment, "Su Chengze had a quarrel with Lao Lin, Lao Lin must have a bad temper..."

Xu You sneered, "Yes, any conflicts with your family members are all due to the other party's wrongdoing."

"That's not what I meant!" Zhuang Shaodong was irritated by his mocking tone, "I just told you about this matter, and if there were any changes later, Lao Lin would not read it. He said he was not the chief engineer, and he was not needed. Sign it, it doesn't matter if you read it or not."

Xu You felt that Lao Lin's reaction was quite normal.These days, anyone with any ability can't stand a half-bottle of vinegar on his head, especially this half-bottle of vinegar likes to shake his prestige, and he's terrified when he's fine.

"I didn't mean to accuse Lin Chenghu." After Zhuang Shaodong finished speaking, he realized that it was better not to explain for Su Chengze in front of Xu You at this juncture. The more he talked, the more disgusted Xu You would feel.So the topic focused on Lin Chenghu, "I think Lao Lin is an old man in this industry, and shouldn't be emotional..."

"Isn't the upper beam straight and the lower beam crooked?" Xu You coolly interrupted him, "Any kind of atmosphere is contagious."

Zhuang Shaodong was so vomited by his words that he wanted to vomit blood.He was actually explaining to Xu You, but Xu You's thinking obviously slipped to another direction.

"Xugong, I think you still misunderstood me." Zhuang Shaodong swallowed his breath and continued to explain, "I really didn't mean to target you by bringing Su Chengze into the factory. This is a cooperative project between the Zhuang family and the Liu family. It's normal to have a technical manager on your side."

Xu You glanced at him with little interest.He wasn't interested in Zhuang Shaodong's theory of playing politics, but he was a little surprised that Zhuang Shaodong would explain his intentions to himself so patiently.

Shouldn't he be playing tricks again?

"I didn't even know you were there before I went to Longsheng." Zhuang Shaodong said more and more that he felt wronged. "As for the quarrel between you and Xiaosu..."

"I have no holiday with him." Xu You quickly interrupted him, "There is no holiday at all." So, Young Master Zhuang, you don't have to think hard about how to deal with me just to please your little lover.

The second half of Zhuang Shaodong's sentence was held back abruptly, almost causing internal injuries.He could naturally hear Xu You's implication, but the problem was that he really didn't mean it.But looking at the current situation, Xu You didn't want to hear any explanation at all. For him, the Longsheng project was just a job assigned to him by the company.

That's it.

Depressedly, Zhuang Shaodong gave up his plan to continue explaining.He didn't want to make the relationship too stiff with Xu You when all the projects depended on Xu You—especially when the responsibility was clearly on his side, and he tried to blame Xu You but failed.If Xu You insisted on using the Technical Supervision Bureau to do something, it would be very difficult for Su Chengze to keep him.

"The southern district is not bad," Zhuang Shaodong continued to work hard to ease the atmosphere, "When did you buy the house? Did you buy it yourself or at home?"

Xu You seemed to froze for a moment, and asked him in a bad tone, "What do you mean?"

Zhuang Shaodong thought about what he said just now, and felt that none of the words would irritate him.Home construction, loans, house prices... what a topic for strangers to talk about.

"I remember that your family used to live in the East District..."

Before Zhuang Shaodong could finish speaking, Xu You's face changed from the corner of his eye.It was originally a blank face, with a slightly impatient expression, but after hearing this sentence, the whole face sank.

"parking!"

Zhuang Shaodong thumped in his heart, and quickly pulled the car to the side of the road.

Xu You grabbed the notebook at his feet, pushed the door and got out of the car.

"Xu Gong..." Zhuang Shaodong felt extremely aggrieved.Ever since he was a child, no one dared to show him face.

Xu You took two steps and paused for a while, then turned back, bent slightly, looked straight into Zhuang Shaodong's eyes, and said word by word: "Young Master Zhuang, let me remind you: pretending to be a B is not someone's job. They are all capable. Especially this kind of pure and innocent expression is really not suitable for you. "

Zhuang Shaodong only felt a rush of heat rushing into his brain, "What do you mean?"

Xu You's eyes narrowed slightly, "I believe with your IQ, you won't forget all the wicked things you did a few years ago. Of course, it's also possible that you've been doing similar things, so remember There will be some confusion."

Zhuang Shaodong was startled and angry, "Xu You, you must have some grounds for what you said, what did I say that offended you again? I sent you off today out of good intentions, even the chat just now..."

"Don't mention the word kindness to me," Xu You sneered, "You and I both know that your kindness is because you want to keep your little lover. Mr. Zhuang, as for offending me...you just asked me about the house It was not bought at home, it is really hard for me to imagine that you can mention the word "home" to me so calmly."

Zhuang Shaodong had a vague premonition in his heart, "What do you mean?"

Xu You stood up straight, and returned to the usual indifferent expression on his face, only his eyes showed deep disgust, "Just a few years ago, Young Master Zhuang, you ran to my house with dignity and told my parents that they His son is a stinky, shameless bastard who sold himself to your uncle in order to get money from your dealer...Why, didn't you bother to inquire about the follow-up incidents caused by your feat?"

There was a buzzing sound in Zhuang Shaodong's head, he opened his mouth in vain but made no sound.

"My parents severed ties with me." Xu You sneered and shook his head, "My name was also crossed out from the family tree by the elders of the family. Thanks to you, I don't have any family anymore. "

Xu You turned his head and looked at the busy street at noon, and after a long time, he suddenly shook his head with some self-deprecation, thinking that there was something wrong with him, why did you tell him this?

Do you expect a fox to go to church to confess after biting off a chicken's neck?

Everything, in the final analysis, is because I was too good-for-nothing back then, watching the unsophisticated conspiracy destroy my life little by little, but I can't do anything, I can't protect anything.

The most unbearable thing for Xu You was that when he finally felt that he was not such a waste, he realized that he still couldn't do anything.Not only was he incapable of retaliating against the dealer, he was incapable of attacking Zhuang Shaodong, and he had to sit opposite this man, listening to his hypocritical nonsense while cleaning up the mess made by his little lover...

What the hell is this fucking world.