Difficult round

It's five minutes before work time.Shen Qi removed the wrapping paper from the cigarette case, picked up the cigarette butt and wrapped it inside, got up and walked out of the stairwell.

When he came over, he subconsciously closed the wooden door in the stairwell, so he didn't notice that the figure of Youdao had stayed outside for a long time, and he turned and left in a hurry until he got up.

And he smelled like cigarettes all over his body, so he couldn't smell the scent of perfume that he was very familiar with in the place where the man had stopped.

The person standing outside the fire door in the stairwell is actually Gu Yan.He also came out to smoke.

Although the company has a special smoking room, Gu Yan is not used to going there, there are so many people, and it is inevitable to chat with each other when they meet, but he is a little irritable at the moment, and he has no desire to talk to anyone, so he looks at each other. Approved the stairwell.

Who knew that someone would occupy the stairwell one step earlier than him.He originally wanted to leave directly, but the people inside the door made a noise at this moment.

"Tang Yan."

"Tell me, if Gu Yan met me, did he suffer the fate of eight lifetimes..."

It's Shen Qi.

He had no intention of eavesdropping on the other party's phone call, but his footsteps seemed to be stuck, and he couldn't move.

The fire door was not closed tightly, leaving a narrow gap. He just stood there, through the gap, watched the people inside hang up the phone, sit on the steps, and then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. Smoked one after another.

Gu Yan was already addicted to cigarettes, and the smell made him feel even more uncomfortable, but he tried his best to hold back and did not move, his arms were hanging by his sides, and his index finger and thumb were twirling unconsciously.

When the person inside the door finally smoked enough and got up from the ground, he left before the other party found out and went back to the office.

Because he couldn't get a cigarette, Gu Yan became more addicted to smoking, but it was impossible to go out again, it was too stupid.He bit the cigarette in his mouth and chewed dryly.

Sometimes the addiction is committed in an inappropriate place, and he will do the same, which can alleviate the addiction to a certain extent.

But today, maybe it was because he still smelled of the strong cigarette in the stairwell, the more he chewed the cigarette, the more he became addicted to it, and then he almost couldn't hold it back, and almost lit that cigarette in the office.

"Fuck." Gu Yan couldn't help but swear, and resigned himself to the smoking room.

The masquerade party officially started at 12:30 pm. Shen Qi and Secretary Zhang, as the persons in charge, arrived at the hotel two hours earlier to confirm the layout of the venue, and communicated with the host and the service personnel arranged by the hotel to ensure the progress of the event. Not wrong.

The June 12st event changed from the unchanged departmental team building to a cool masquerade party. Everyone was very excited and arrived at the hotel one after another as soon as [-] o'clock.

Some people simply put on a mask, and they can vaguely recognize who they might be from their backs and body shapes, while some people specially bought exaggerated costume props from a certain treasure, and dressed themselves up as pirates, princes of the Fairy Castle, snow White……

Some people even wore black robes and high hats, dragging a bright red tongue that reached the ground, and dressed up as Heiwuchang.

It's really a group of monsters and monsters dancing wildly.

Shen Qi and Secretary Zhang borrowed the changing room of the hotel, changed into the outfits they had prepared, and sneaked into it without anyone noticing.

Shen Qi didn't do any exaggerated attire, he just changed into a pure black silk shirt, with matching black trousers underneath, and a mask of white feathers on his face.

Black like thick ink, white like new snow, the two diametrically opposed colors formed a sharp contrast on him, making him look indescribably strange.

Half ghost and half fairy.

He is not afraid of being recognized.Even hoping to be recognized, but that person is specific.

It's Gu Yan.

Time passed by, and there were more and more "demons and ghosts" in the hall. Shen Xi was lazily leaning against a dessert table, staring at the intersection of the hall through the feather mask, to tell when that person came, Also guess what kind of dress the other party will make.

But no matter how Gu Yan dressed himself up, even if he was wrapped in the doll costumes of SpongeBob SquarePants and Doraemon, Shen Qi felt that he could recognize him.

At the beginning, there were many people coming and going at the entrance, but the closer it was to 12:30, the fewer people there were, and no one was seen in the next ten minutes.Shen Xi finished drinking a glass of champagne, but the person he was waiting for did not appear for a long time.

All the employees of the two departments participated in this dance party. Those who have a spouse and a partner can bring a spouse partner, and those who do not have a spouse partner can bring a single friend.Shen Qi turned his eyes and glanced around the hall, and the people had almost arrived.Gu Yan...he should be here soon.

He only bought a cup of salted tofu nao in the breakfast car in the morning. He was already very hungry at the moment, and when he was about to get some small cakes or small steaks from the dessert counter, two people finally appeared at the door.

The outfits of the two are very similar to Shen Qi's, they are both silk shirts and trousers, the only difference is that the taller one is a black shirt like Shen Qi's, and the other's shirt is dark purple, with a cloak on the chest, A snow-white chest was exposed, and a silver cross necklace was worn around his neck.

The two held a gorgeous red rose in each hand, and they walked towards the hall while they got together and talked intimately.

There were so many people in the hall, and soft piano music was playing. The taller man deliberately lowered his head slightly to listen to his companion, showing a very intimate look.

The hotel was reserved by Zhang Cheng's family. For Shen Qi and Gu Yan's sake, they gave a discount and saved a lot of money. Shen Qi and the others used the money to buy a few baskets. For red roses, a waiter was arranged to distribute them at the door. Each person can get one with the invitation letter, and they can give it to others during the dance.

But Shen Qi regretted it now.He shouldn't have bought red roses.What kind of rose did he buy? It was clearly a sharp arrow or a sharp knife. An arrow and a knife pierced his heart.

He finally had the person he was waiting for, but he wasn't happy at all.Instead, he began to feel cold again, so cold that he wanted to curl up, hide under the sofa, hide in a corner, hide in...anywhere, as long as he doesn't let him see Gu Yan and...Tan Xiaolei.

During this week, he thought about seeing Gu Yan tonight countless times.Waking up thinking, dreaming, thinking about it all the time.However, no matter what, he never thought that there would be another person by Gu Yan's side, and that person was Tan Xiaolei, whom he least wanted to see.

——Why did they come together?

——Why do people who have such a tacit understanding wear silk shirts and do similar outfits? Is it agreed in advance, or is it a tacit understanding?

— Are they together?Gu Yan obviously has so many friends, why did he bring Tan Xiaolei along?

——Why Tan Xiaolei, anyone is good, why is it him...

Shen Qi was holding the goblet, staring at the two people who came in from the door with perfect eyes, watching them nod to all kinds of "ghosts and snakes" passing by, then walked to the dessert table on the other side, and took Plate, start to eat.

A few girls went over to talk to them, Shen Qi saw Tan Xiaolei turned sideways, stretched out his hand to poke Gu Yan's shoulder, and then said something to the girls, those girls turned and left in disappointment.

Like him, Gu Yan leaned his back against the dessert table, ate a piece of veal steak that Shen Qi wanted to eat just now, and listened to Tan Xiaolei's words.

Both of them were dressed in simple clothes, and the thin silk shirts revealed their good figures without a doubt. As soon as they dismissed a few girls, another new one came over.Shen Qi saw the two shrugged helplessly, and then looked at each other, as if they were smiling.

When he turned his head, Gu Yan subconsciously glanced forward, and his eyes happened to fall on Shen Qi. His eyes seemed to pause for a second, but then he looked away, and quickly moved away.

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