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After separating from Qiao Ruige and the others, Luo Yuchuan drove Jiang Miao to an art park, where Lily introduced a business to Jiang Miao and arranged to talk in a cafe there.

Jiang Miao had already told Luo Yuchuan about leaving the studio. Luo Yuchuan didn't show much shock or anger. He just listened carefully to what he said, nodded and said, "I will support you unconditionally no matter what you decide."

Jiang Miao tilted her head and smiled narrowly: "Mr. Luo, where is your sanity? If I mess around, will you support me unconditionally?"

Luo Yuchuan grabbed his hand and said with a slight smile, "First of all, you won't mess around, and second, you have another set of standards when you're with me."

"Oh," Jiang Miao nodded in amazement, "It's the so-called double standard."

Luo Yuchuan smiled, and said after a while: "Don't be too burdened."

Jiang Miao thought that he really understood herself.

He did it very freely and freely when he left the studio, he didn't procrastinate, and only looked at his posture, which was extremely chic to relieve his anger.However, from the perspective of timing, the reality is not so optimistic.

When he resigned from the shoe store, he still had some savings and a new job that he could start immediately, but now, in the less than two months he has been in the studio, he has not received a good income. There was no new job waiting for him either.

But this is not what worries him. Compared with that time, he knows better what choices he can make, has a clearer direction to move forward, and has more confidence.

The only pressure was that he was afraid that if he had no income for a long time, it would increase the burden on Luo Yuchuan.

Ever since they lived together with Luo Yuchuan, the two of them haven't made any division of living expenses. They haven't thought about who will pay for water and electricity, who will pay for meals, and who will pay for food. I just bought it.

Jiang Miao felt that he was technically unemployed now, so he inevitably started to care about this. He didn't want to rely on Luo Yuchuan for everything, and he didn't want to be a drag on him.

But Luo Yuchuan had thought of it earlier, so he came to explain him instead.

He De He Neng, Jiang Miao thought again, he must have burned enough incense in his previous life to meet such a good person.

The art park is located in the west of the city, and its location is slightly off. It was built by borrowing the terrain of a lake and pond on the outskirts of the city.

In the past, there were many small factories around the lakes and ponds, and the pollution was serious. When mentioning this area, many people disliked it. Later, after treatment, the small factories were closed and relocated, and a park was built, which gradually promoted the commercial economy in this area. , A lot of characteristic small shops with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere have been opened near the park.

Luo Yuchuan followed the navigation and drove slowly along the commercial street outside the park, while asking, "Is it okay for you to go back here later?"

He still has things to do, so he can't accompany Jiang Miao to talk about things before leaving.

Jiang Miao said, "It doesn't matter, there is a subway, and there are many bus lines here."

Lily introduced him this time to a friend of hers who plays Two-dimensional. They have a small cosplay club. Recently, members of the club fell in love with a popular fantasy novel, and they got authorization from the author to take a set of plot photos. For the publicity of the club, after hearing Lily's strong recommendation and seeing Jiang Miao's finished photo shoot for Lily, I decided to entrust him with the shooting.

Because they were planning to shoot in the art park, they invited Jiang Miao to come over here for a talk. If the talk went well, they could choose the scene along the way.

Jiang Miao had never been in contact with this type of work before. When Lily came to talk to him, she frankly said that her friends mainly play this kind of work for hobbies, and the money is not much. I hope he can give a friendly price. .

At that time, Jiang Miao did not reply immediately. He went to the Internet to check the general market price, and then quoted a price that was neither high nor low.

On the one hand, he is of course grateful to Lily for helping him introduce customers. On the other hand, he does not hope that his talents will not be rewarded accordingly.

Although the principle of how much you pay for how much you do seems like a truth, Jiang Miao thinks that if you only demand the quality of a low price, the final result will be that you only deserve that low price.

He briefly mentioned these matters to Luo Yuchuan, and Luo Yuchuan's views were similar to his. Of course, Luo Yuchuan didn't care whether he made more money or less, he was only worried that not getting a job would affect Jiang Miao's mood.

The navigation reminded that the destination was coming soon, and Jiang Miao had already seen Lily waiting outside the cafe. He looked at the row of cars parked on the street and asked Luo Yuchuan to let him down on the side of the road.

"It's hard to stop ahead." Jiang Miao said.

"I may come back late at night, don't wait for me to eat your own dinner. Be careful on the way back." Luo Yuchuan told him.

Jiang Miao got out of the car, waved to Luo Yuchuan, and walked towards Lily, but Lily kept looking behind him. When Jiang Miao turned her head, she saw Luo Yuchuan's car gradually going away, and when she turned her head again, she saw Lily rushing excitedly. he laughs.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Miao asked.

Lily winked her eyes in the direction of the car going away: "Is that the one, huh?"

Jiang Miao smiled and said nothing.

"I can tell from such a distance that he is a handsome guy. Brother Xiaojiang, you are so amazing." Lily said.

Jiang Miao ignored her and nodded towards the cafe: "Are all your friends here? I'm not late, am I?"

"No, they came here earlier just to go shopping by the way. Come on, let's go in."

Jiang Miao paused, and said: "You said earlier that my offer was a little high, but I don't know whether they will accept it or not. I can lower this offer, but it won't be much lower. "

Lily patted him on the back quite generously: "I understand, I told them a long time ago, you get what you pay for, what a simple truth."

Jiang Miao didn't say anything, and followed Lily to the cafe.

After walking a few steps, Lily turned her head and smiled at Jiang Miao: "Brother Xiao Jiang, do you know what I admire most about you?"

"Ok?"

"You look gentle and easy-going, but in fact you have your own principles and bottom line. It was the same when you were in the studio last time, and it's the same this time. You won't just quote a low price just because you're a friend I introduced. Selling favors," Lily blinked mischievously, "so you stick to your ideas and use your strength to conquer them."

Jiang Miao didn't expect the little girl to say this to him, and was moved for a moment.

Then I heard Lily say: "But I think they probably only care about nympho when they see you, and they can't think of anything else."

It's too early to be moved.

Here, Qiao Ruige and Wu Xia went back to the apartment directly by car. Wu Xia was afraid of affecting Qiao Ruige's work, so he asked him if he wanted to go to the company. Master Qiao gave him a sidelong glance, but he didn't speak, but the meaning in his eyes was clear.

You are so wide-ranging.

Wu Xia felt that he was really busy.

"To celebrate your moving today, I'll show you off, young master." Qiao Ruige suddenly said triumphantly.

Wu Xia also squinted at him: "Why are you showing your hand?"

Qiao Ruige squeezed his eyes: "Secret it. Uncle Li, go to the supermarket."

Wu Xia didn't expect that Qiao Ruige's so-called "showing off" was actually making steak.

But it was Qiao Ruige who said he was going to show off, and he himself was the last one to do it. Qiao Ruige supported his injured arm and was only responsible for talking and directing.

"Hey, are you afraid that the meat will hurt? Use a little force, and you're not a little girl. Isn't it very powerful when you fight with me?"

Wu Xia beat the steak with a meat hammer, her face was cold, but the strength of her hands was finally a little stronger, and the meat hammer hit the steak, making a "poof" sound.

"That's right, go ahead and knock for a while longer." Qiao Ruige nodded in satisfaction.

Wu Xia raised his eyelids to look at him, and knocked hard a few more times.

Qiao Ruige stared at the steak that had been knocked out with many pits, and said flatly: "Clear all the fantasies in your mind, a small meat hammer can't deal with me."

Wu Xia's subordinates stopped, and then beat it a few times vigorously.

He really wanted to hit Joe Rieger on the head with this little hammer.

Saying something to celebrate his move, saying something to surprise him by showing him something, and co-authoring are all deceiving him. This person just wants to torment himself.

"I regret it, I should refuse this surprise." Wu Xia said with a straight face.

Qiao Ruige curled up his mouth and smiled: "It's late."

After finally finishing the steak, Qiao Ruige asked Wu Xia to sprinkle freshly ground black pepper and salt on the steak.

"Okay, smooth it evenly on both sides, now move your fingers and give it a good massage." Qiao Ruige stretched out a finger and nodded at the already fluffy steak.

Wu Xia frowned: "How do I massage this?"

He tried pressing on the steak, scratching again.

Qiao Ruige clicked his tongue: "Have you never had a massage? Pay attention to the technique and strength, and you can imagine that what you have under your hands is not a piece of meat, but a long-awaited lover."

Wu Xia looked up at him with a very indescribable expression.

Qiao Ruige didn't take it seriously, instead he stuck to it and reached out to grab Wu Xia's buttocks: "Just this strength, you can feel it."

Wu Xia bent her elbow almost subconsciously and bumped it against Qiao Ruige's ribs.

But at any rate, he still paid attention to his sense of proportion, and didn't make a harsh move. This collision was just to scare Qiao Ruige.

But Master Qiao is not so easy to be scared, so he didn't even give way, he just put his arms around Wu Xia's waist in the same posture just now, and said very seriously: "Don't make trouble, the steak is not delicious without a good massage, It was a waste of time just now."

I don't know which of his words are true and which is false, Wu Xia can only massage the piece of meat honestly with sullen head, while enduring Qiao Ruige's not-so-honest fingers on his waist. .

A piece of meat the size of a palm was turned over and over under Wu Xia's hands, kneading, twisting, pressing, pinching, every corner was taken care of, and Qiao Ruige didn't hear Qiao Ruige calling to stop.

The dishonest hand on Wu Xia's waist didn't stop. It followed Wu Xia's movements, kneading, twisting, pressing, and pinching. It couldn't be done except turning it over. It was almost a live teaching.

Wu Xia gritted his teeth and suppressed the aroused emotions in his body. He stopped and asked, "Is that enough?"

"That's enough," Joe Rieger said.

Wu Xia was taken aback, and Qiao Ruige said again: "The massage is enough, you can make the sauce to marinate."

Wu Xia turned to look at Qiao Ruige, Qiao Ruige looked down at him slightly, raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing in a daze, my red wine is ready."

The red wine was not bought casually in the supermarket, it was brought by Uncle Li to Qiao Ruige's winery.

Wu Xia didn't know wine, and Qiao Ruige didn't say much, but the bottle of red wine was very expensive at first glance.

"Isn't it too wasteful to use this marinated steak?" Wu Xia felt a little distressed.

Qiao Ruige said nonchalantly: "What's the waste? In the end, it's not all in my stomach. But anyway, we have to wait, we can have two drinks first."

At this time, he didn't pretend to be handicapped, he poured two cups out of the cup himself, and handed a cup to Wu Xia.

Wu Xia took the cup, glanced at him, and tapped lightly on the cup he was holding out.

"Try it, I like this wine very much." Qiao Ruige took a sip by himself and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

Wu Xia doesn't know wine, but his tongue can still tell good from bad. This wine is indeed better than any other wine he's ever had. It's smooth in the mouth, with a layered fragrance that he can't describe.

He took another small sip and swallowed it slowly, as if he was reluctant, but also as if he wanted to prolong this wonderful feeling.

"Is it good to drink?"

Qiao Ruige saw his performance, and now he asked with a smile, as if asking for credit.

Wu Xia nodded.

The wine was indeed delicious, and he didn't want to deliberately tell lies to hurt Qiao Ruige.

The steak had to be marinated for a long time, and the two of them leaned against the bar beside them and drank slowly. The kitchen was very quiet, only the sound of each other's swallowing and shallow breathing could be heard.

This silence made Wu Xia feel a little at a loss.

During this period of time, he got used to sleeping on the same bed with Qiao Ruige at night, the tacit silence in the room before falling asleep, and even used to Qiao Ruige holding his hand when he was so dazed that he was about to fall asleep.

But this kind of quiet between the two of them in broad daylight, with some tenderness but subtle emotions flowing, made him feel palpitations.

He wanted to say something to break the delicate atmosphere, so he cleared his throat: "Well, my mother called me and said that my father's injury is recovering well, and he should be discharged from the hospital soon."

"Oh."

"Also, the lawyer is following up on the compensation matter, and will tell her about any progress. My mother is very relieved."

"Oh."

Wu Xia took a deep breath: "Thank you."

Qiao Ruige looked at him and chuckled lightly: "Didn't I say that?"

Wu Xia shook her head: "Say it once, it seems not enough."

"Oh?" Qiao Ruige lowered his head and shook the wine glass in his hand, then turned his head to look at him and smiled, "Why are you so polite? I am willing."

His tone was casual and frivolous, but Wu Xia still felt his heart tighten. He also looked at Qiao Ruige, and after a while, he hesitated and said, "You... are actually quite a nice person."

Qiao Ruige raised his eyebrows, a little dissatisfied: "I helped you so many times, did you realize?"

"No, it's just..." Wu Xia suddenly felt a little embarrassed, he pinched his earlobe, and the thin earlobe immediately turned pink, "You can't boast, you are already quite proud, if you praise again, your tail will turn up It's gone to heaven."

Qiao Ruige seemed a little surprised, he stared at him for a while, smiled and said: "I like to hear you praise me."

I don't remember who approached first and who took the initiative first. When Wu Xia realized it, he and Qiao Ruige had already kissed each other.

When breathing, between the lips and tongue, there is the sweet and fragrant taste of red wine.

Qiao Ruige's hand rested on his waist, lightly, without any strength, but also very stable and reliable.

They kissed slowly, and Wu Xia recalled the last time he and Qiao Ruige kissed like this, on the night of "Night", he poured ice cubes on Qiao Ruige's collar, and then the two kissed on the stairs. Kissing at the corner, Qiao Ruige at that time also kissed him so gently, making him feel like he was being cherished.

If there hadn't been that phone...

Like a spell, the phone rang right at this moment, persistently and persistently.

Wu Xia finally couldn't bear it anymore, he pushed Qiao Ruige away, and took a step back: "You, answer the phone first."

Qiao Ruige had a gloomy expression on his face. He stood and adjusted his breath for a while before he took out his mobile phone, and said in a very bad tone, "Hello!...Oh, I see, I'm coming."

Putting down the phone, he raised his chin at Wu Xia: "Come with me to a reception tonight."

Wu Xia was stunned: "Reception? What are you taking me to?"

Qiao Ruige squinted at him: "Go as soon as I tell you, there are so many problems."

After speaking, he looked Wu Xia up and down again, and said with a tusk: "Don't eat the steak, I will take you out to buy some clothes first."

Wu Xia opened his mouth, and Qiao Ruige immediately raised his finger and pointed at him: "Don't say no, you go out with me to make me look good, not to lose face."

The reception was at a private club. When Qiao Ruige brought Wu Xia there, many people had already gathered in the club. Those with sharp eyes immediately came up to say hello to Master Qiao.

Qiao Ruige had already taken off the splint on his wrist, held a glass of wine in his hand, and responded casually.

Wu Xia also took a glass of wine and followed him. If something good happened, he asked Qiao Ruige who this was. Qiao Ruige didn't answer clearly. He looked at Wu Xia with a smile and introduced him to him , I won’t introduce him to others, can’t you tell?

Even if people can see that this is the little lover he brought, it's quite choking.

Wu Xia still kept a cold face, not even smiling.

It's not that he is ignorant, he really can't laugh.

He was sent out by Qiao Rui to buy clothes, but he didn't know that this young master had so many things to do. After buying the clothes, he said that his hair should be cut. He pulled him to finish his hair and make it look good. He missed the meal time. A burst of pantothenic acid, very uncomfortable.

He just looked at the desserts and fruits on the tables around him, thinking about when he would end these hypocritical courtesy, and hurry over to let him pick something to eat.

After all the people around him dispersed, Wu Xia heaved a sigh of relief, and wanted Qiao Ruige to take him to the table, when he heard an unexpected voice behind him: "Xiaoge?"

Qiao Ruige's mouth twitched imperceptibly, and before Wu Xia could see clearly, he had already turned around and said with a smile, "Brother, you're actually coming too?"

It was Qiao Ruige's cousin Qiao Xinda who walked in front of them wearing a high-tailored suit and frowning.

Wu Xia had seen him on the TV news, and now seeing him in real life, he suddenly felt depressed.

It might be because of Qiao Xinda's almost tall stature like Qiao Ruige's, or it might be because of his calm and powerful aura, or it might be because of his cold and disdainful gaze.

"Who did you bring?" Qiao Xinda looked at Qiao Ruige and asked.

Qiao Ruige didn't answer, but looked behind Qiao Xinda: "Are you alone? Really, you've already come here, why bother, make yourself so vegetarian and keep healthy?"

The sarcasm in these words was so obvious that even Wu Xia couldn't help but glance at Qiao Ruige, wondering why he would argue with his cousin in front of outsiders.

Qiao Xinda remained unmoved: "No introduction?"

When he asked this question, he didn't glance at Wu Xia from the corner of his eyes, but Qiao Ruige didn't look at Wu Xia either. The corner of his mouth curled up and he said with a smile, "Is it necessary?"

Qiao Xinda, who hadn't looked directly at Wu Xia, turned his gaze to Wu Xia at this moment, and gave him a meaningful look.

Wu Xia felt that the gaze couldn't tell anything, but it made him feel uncomfortable, so he also looked at Qiao Xinda honestly, and turned his eyes away displeased, with "" written clearly on his face. Don't bother me."

Qiao Ruige suddenly wanted to laugh, he thought he really liked Wu Xia's daring to throw face at anyone.