bedtime counseling

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"Wu Ke?" Qi Siyu looked at the person in front of him unexpectedly, "Aren't you on your annual leave today? Why are you here at the company again?"

"It's sold out. Lily, send me a copy of the version you edited last night, and I'll go with you to find Lao Zhu in the afternoon." Wu Ke didn't seem to have any abnormalities, except for the injury to his jaw that still didn't heal.

"Great!" Old Zhu looked at the problem from a tricky angle, and Lily was worried that Qi Siyu might not be able to handle it, so she finally felt reassured, "With you, we will definitely win today."

"Will you be able to talk? Could it be that we won't be able to take it if Lao Wu doesn't come back?"

"I wasn't the one who panicked when I heard he asked for leave yesterday..."

Wu Ke walked back to his desk and took out the laptop in his briefcase.Not long after, Qi Siyu came over and handed him a glass of Americano: "Tell me, why did you sell the counterfeit all of a sudden? Didn't you mean something important?"

Maybe he's the only one who thinks it's important.

"The matter is over." Wu Ke didn't want to mention it.

"Aren't you going to take a rest after finishing?" Qi Siyu pulled out a chair and sat back on it. "It's hard to ask for a day off. It's not that easy to ask Lao Zhu to criticize you next time."

"Projects are more important."

"Brother, you sound like you've been hurt..."

Ignoring his nonsense anymore, Wu Ke lowered his head and continued to reply to the emails he had accumulated all day, but the cell phone beside him suddenly lit up.

He turned his head.

Qi Siyu saw it first, and gasped: "The new phone desktop? It's not your style."

I've known Wu Ke for so long, but I haven't seen him use pictures other than his own desktop.What kind of plant is this pot in front of him, with dark green leaves and goldfish-like flower buds, it looks like he took a picture of it himself.

Wu Ke didn't answer, took the phone and finished reading the news, his eyes darkened involuntarily.

"I'll go out and make a phone call."

"Eh!"

Looking at the back of him striding away, Qi Siyu felt more and more disobedient.What's going on, what about his calmness before the mountain collapsed and his face remained unchanged?

—

In fact, Liang Ze woke up not too late, but when he opened his eyes, there was no one outside.

After pausing in the room for a while, he changed back into his clothes and went out.Wu Ke was not at home, and the laptop was taken away last night, and there was a bowl of soy milk and a bag of purple sweet potato buns on the coffee table in the living room.

This is……

Startled, Liang Ze walked to the side of the sofa.

The soy milk and purple potato buns are still warm.Because he didn't know if it was for himself, he didn't move, but just took a bowl from the kitchen and put it on top of them, thinking that it would cool down more slowly.

The changed clothes were folded and sent to the washing machine on the balcony.As soon as I passed by, I saw an ashtray on the small round table in the corner, which was filled with cigarette butts in disorder.

Did Wu Ke sit here for a long time last night?Is it because I irritated him, or because he can't even sleep with an annoying person around.

Liang Ze shook his head, tried his best to get rid of the sudden negative emotions, and went back to the bedroom to find the backpack he had thrown at the corner of the bed last night.

The bag is heavier than when it arrived.He took out the mobile phone box inside, and opened it after a moment of silence.

After waiting for dozens of seconds after starting up, a clock appeared on the desktop, and the minutes and seconds passed silently, just like Wu Ke, with a strict eye.

Open the address book, there is only a series of unique numbers, the name is two cold words: Wu Ke, and there is a list of emergency contacts on the right, click on it, it is still Wu Ke.

Maybe it's the default.Since there is one and only one contact, it is of course also an emergency contact.Liang Ze stood in the entrance and sent a message to this cold name——

"The number has been saved. I put the mobile phone on the shoe cabinet. Remember to put it away when you come back."

Before the shoes were changed, the phone call came.Liang Ze was startled for a moment, and connected with his back tightly. In the next second, he heard Wu Ke's deep and stern voice: "Don't you dare to take the phone away and try."

Liang Ze was caught off guard by such a bad attitude.

He opened his mouth, his vocal cords contracted slightly: "I...are you at work?"

Wu Ke probably also felt that he had gone too far, so he responded heavily, his attitude softened: "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Ok?"

"I asked if you had breakfast."

"I don't know it's for me." Liang Ze said, "And I'm not hungry, let me put them in the refrigerator for you."

Wu Ke was silent for a moment, trying his best to suppress his anger, and said for a while, "There is an umbrella in the shoe cabinet, take one when you leave."

"Okay, thank you." Liang Ze's throat was slightly swollen, and it took him a lot of effort to express his gratitude, "Thank you for taking me in last night. You always help me, but I haven't been able to help you much."

Wu Ke seemed to find it ironic, and laughed in a low voice.

Liang Ze's heart clenched: "Then you should be busy, I'll be leaving right away. I really don't need the phone, and it's a waste to give such a good thing to me. You can keep it for yourself."

Wu Ke paused, and his voice suddenly sank: "Liang Ze, do you think you are qualified to bargain with me now?"

Because he had already changed his shoes, Liang Ze didn't dare to take another step, so he could only stand still and accept the sudden questioning.

"I didn't bargain with you, I just—" He lowered his voice halfway, "I just don't want to owe you any more."

"Do you still owe me less?" Thinking of that unfulfilled promise, Wu Ke's voice suddenly rose several times, "Just saying 'don't want to owe me any more' just want to write off those things?"

"No! Of course not!"

Liang Ze never knew that Wu Ke was so powerful, and every sentence he said was like a knife, piercing people's hearts.At the same time, he also completely misunderstood what Wu Ke meant. He thought that the "owed" Wu Ke said meant the money that Wu Ke lent him to repay the debt.

"Don't worry, I won't hold back what I owe you." He said in a dull tone, "I can remember all the money I borrowed from you clearly. But I don't have enough money for the time being, can I pay you back in installments?"

The voice fell to the ground, and the air pressure in the phone suddenly became extremely low.Liang Ze couldn't hear Wu Ke's voice, but he could hear his suppressed breathing hitting his eardrums like a thousand catties.

"Staging? That's what you said."

"I said it, I mean—"

"Then you'd better stop playing missing games. If one day I can't find you, I can go to court and sue you."

Wu Ke's voice was half threatening and half serious, and he hung up the phone after speaking.Liang Ze stood there, looking blankly at the phone, his eyes gradually dimmed.

After a period of time they did not contact again.

For Liang Ze, the most important thing right now is to make money, not to repair the relationship with Wu Ke.As for Wu Ke, maybe he was too busy to spare the time to send a message to Liang Ze.

Fortunately, Liang Ze also has his own life.He lived his life so flatly, healed the diseases in his heart alone, and faced many turbulences in life alone.

The boss, Hou Liang, treats him well, not only giving him the opportunity to practice his skills, but sometimes showing off his skills in front of him.For this purpose, Liang Ze specially prepared a thick notebook, which recorded in detail the main points, principles, and operation experience of more than 30 dishes and pasta.Every time he learns, he will make a staff meal, and ask his colleagues to taste it and give some feedback, and then improve it.

The most important thing to do in this line of work is to practice. Like him, he is willing to endure hardships and is smart. He has improved by leaps and bounds in less than a month.

Regarding Liang Ze's progress, the other people who gathered in the restaurant were of course seeing it, it didn't matter whether they were happy or not, some were happy for him, and there were also envious ones.It's not just envious of him learning something, but more importantly, his interests.In order to keep the cost account clear, the purchase of staff meals has always been separated from the restaurant purchases, and each meal is priced at [-] yuan per person, which means that Liang Ze can handle [-] yuan a day just by buying vegetables.

Liang Ze behaved according to the rules, but others did not.If it were someone else, they would be able to earn 60 to [-] yuan a day just from hawker kickbacks, which is definitely not a small amount in a month.

Before the opening that afternoon, everyone was blowing fans in the restaurant to eat staff meals, Liang Ze stayed in the kitchen and did not go out.Not long after eating, I heard a commotion outside, and someone called his name aggressively.

"Liang Ze! What dirty food did you feed us?"

"I knew you didn't cook cleanly. This time it's a bad meal. Ouch... Ouch... My stomach hurts so badly, I have to go to the toilet."

There were more than a dozen people standing, half lying on their stomachs, and those lying on their stomachs, headed by Chen Junbo, all clutched their stomachs and cried out in pain.Those who stood did not speak, and all looked at each other in blank dismay.

Liang Ze felt something was wrong and said, "I'll go and pour some water for you."

As soon as he turned around, Chen Junbo grabbed the collar severely: "I tell you, don't try to run away, we must talk about it when the boss comes later! You dare to fool the staff meal casually, I think the boss will help you Not helping you!"

After a short period of panic, Liang Ze quickly calmed down, pushed his hand away and asked in a cold voice, "What do you guys want, do you want money?"

"Fart! Don't beat me up here, why don't we shout to go to the hospital if we want money?"

Someone beside him echoed: "Yeah, we thought you didn't pay much attention to cooking. How about today? It's too bad! You don't put the summer ingredients in the refrigerator, you just put them in the sink when you buy them, and there is a problem." It's a matter of time!"

The things they are talking about are fresh, and they have to be dismantled immediately after buying them. Where can they be stored in the sink?Liang Ze clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

"Master Zhang, take a look, this is the apprentice you picked." Chen Junbo spat, "If you are sensible, get out of the kitchen and pass the dishes on. Let me tell you if I still owe it!"

"Don't say a few words, don't say a few words..." Master Zhang came forward to act as a peacemaker, "Liang Ze, apologize to Jun Bo and the others, there is no need to bring this matter to the boss."

When Chen Junbo and the others heard this, they immediately exchanged glances, thinking that today's matter was done.Unexpectedly, a faint sarcasm appeared on Liang Ze's face: "There is something wrong with the food I cooked, how can I just apologize after eating up people, I have to go to the hospital."

This sentence is beyond everyone's expectations.

Liang Ze is usually so poor, how could he afford so many people's medical expenses?

"Why, don't you want to go?"

He was determined to fight for it.

Chen Junbo was forced by him not to come down to the stage, he gritted his teeth for a while, "Go as soon as I go, I can't wish for it. Just give me a full body checkup."

—

hospital.

When Gao Chenyang arrived, the group of people had finished their tests and were sitting with their heads tilted, waiting for the results.Liang Ze stood against the wall, lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.

"Liang Ze!"

"Chen Yang?" Liang Ze looked up, "Didn't it mean you don't have to come over?"

After arriving at the hospital, because he didn't have enough money, the first thing he did was to call Gao Chenyang, and he also recounted the cause and effect.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it alone, and there's nothing to do at night, so why not! I said I'll come over." Gao Chenyang glanced over Chen Junbo and the others with menacing force, and then sized him up from head to toe After a while: "It's not a disadvantage."

"No." Liang Ze shook his head, "Go, go out and talk."

It gets dark late in summer, and there is still the last glow of sunset outside.

The two walked side by side on the gravel road in front of the building, and Gao Chenyang scolded while chatting: "These grandsons, they saw that you were honest, so they did it. You did the right thing, Liang Ze, there are two things in this kind of thing, It must not be taken lightly.”

honest?

Liang Ze smiled: "If they knew how I bullied you before, they probably wouldn't use their brains on me."

"Fuck you." Gao Chenyang smiled and knocked his shoulder away, "I used to grow slowly, but now I'm my size, try to bully me again?"

Today's Gao Chenyang can be regarded as a tall man, and Chen Junbo's group just now looked a little timid when they saw him.

"But to be honest, your working environment is too bad. No wonder Wu Ke said before that he would help you find a house. If I had known earlier, I would have persuaded you to move out!"

Liang Ze was startled: "He wants to help me find a house?"

"Yes, he said that the group of people who live with you are-"

Before he finished speaking, Gao Chenyang stopped suddenly.

Liang Ze has realized something.

He turned his face sideways, and the dim yellow light in front of the building reflected his astonished face, and he did not regain his calm for a long time.

At first Gao Chenyang wanted to keep hiding the truth, but no matter how much he interrupted Liang Ze, he didn't say a word, and then he had to give up.

The infusion hall was overcrowded that night.

It was not easy for Wu Ke to find an empty bed, which was a quiet corner away from the TV.When the nurse came to give the needle, he went out to find the quilt and pillowcase, and paid for water.

When everything was done, he sat there alone.

At first, there were many sounds around, and many people passed by, but gradually it became less and less.Every half hour, the set alarm clock would ring, and he would get up to check the infusion bottles on the shelf.

In the middle of the night, Liang Ze still hadn't woken up.He went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, and when he came back, Gao Chenyang had already arrived.

"How is it, the fever is gone." Gao Chenyang walked to the bed, and accidentally knocked down two empty coffee cans under his feet, "Good guy, did you drink this?"

Wu Ke picked it up and threw it into the trash can outside the door.

"I have something else to do, I'll go first."

"Come on, let's go, I'll just watch here." Gao Chenyang patted him on the shoulder.

The suit jacket kept covering Liang Ze's body, and Wu Ke leaned over to take it.In a drowsy state, Liang Ze turned his head as if he had sensed something, and held on to the dress tightly, refusing to loosen it.

Wu Ke froze for a moment, then exerted force on his hands: "Let go, Liang Ze."

"Ake..."

Liang Ze's voice was very low and vague, Gao Chenyang behind him couldn't hear clearly, only Wu Ke who was close at hand could hear clearly.He looked at Liang Ze who was burning hot all over his body, frowned little by little, and after a short moment of silence, he opened his fingers on the sleeve, pulled out the wrinkled coat and put it on on his body.

Then he took his briefcase and left.

The night was dark, and the sounds of insects were as dense as rain.

On the way to the gate, Wu Ke remembered a dream, a dream that could be called absurd.On a night he couldn't recall, on the wet sheets, someone called him that way when the pain was unbearable, just to get a soothing kiss from him.

"Ake, can you kiss me..."

"Kiss me once and I won't hurt..."

Dreams are dreams, reality is reality.

On the same quiet night, in front of the outpatient building, Liang Ze looked at Gao Chenyang in surprise.

"I have no idea……"

He didn't know that Wu Ke had gone to the dormitory to find him, and he didn't know that it was Wu Ke who sent him to the hospital that night.

"How can it be so easy for you to know what he wants to hide?" Gao Chenyang said meaningfully, "Forget it, now that I have said it, I will tell you one more thing. Guess what happened to Wu Ke and I after graduation." Contacted?"

Liang Ze stood there with his lips pursed, his heart suddenly filled with indescribable feeling of being close to home.He looked at Gao Chenyang blankly through those sensitive and affectionate eyes.

Long shadows cast lonely on the ground.

Gao Chenyang flipped through the phone for a while, walked over and handed it to him, "I still keep that text message, you can read it yourself, and you will understand everything after reading it."

After picking up the phone, Liang Ze saw a long message on the screen, which was too long for Wu Ke to send.

"Chenyang, happy new year. I'm Wu Ke. We were in the same class in high school. I don't know if you still have an impression? I got your contact information from Teacher Tian. First, I want to say hello, and second, I want to ask you about another Classmate, news from Liang Ze. I haven't been able to contact him for the past few years. I heard that everyone in our class who stays in Linjiang is familiar with you. May I ask if Liang Ze has contacted you? If it is inconvenient, please do not reply. Sorry for the interruption during the holidays. "

Liang Ze took a deep breath.

Everything around became blurred, including Gao Chenyang's voice.

"I'm telling you this for no other purpose than to let you know that Wu Ke is definitely worth your friendship as a friend."

"I've always thought he was a man of integrity."

"Don't think he talks less and is silent, but in fact he is more emotional than anyone else, he—"

"This text message..."

Liang Ze interrupted him suddenly.

Gao Chenyang: "Huh?"

Liang Ze lowered his eyes, staring at the receiving time on the screen, his voice trembling slightly: "This text message was sent during the Spring Festival of the year before last."

"That's right, what's wrong?"

Raising his head, he stared blankly at Gao Chenyang, with a look of bewilderment and remorse on his face.

"That's when grandma left, didn't she?"

Gao Chenyang opened his mouth and was speechless, as if he couldn't remember at all, and also seemed to be surprised why he guessed so accurately.

Liang Ze held his breath, stood there immobile, and then heard a voice recurring from the bottom of his heart: "Grandma passed away the year before last, and that time I felt that I needed you very much."

He needs you, but what about you?

Liang Ze, look at what you have done...