XXXIII. Predecessor vs. Present
It was almost twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and when he returned to the apartment full of exhaustion, Chang Xing put away his umbrella and rubbed his sore shoulders.
A colleague in their department took maternity leave because she was pregnant, and the subsidiary recruited a new person a few days ago to arrange for the temporary replacement of the colleague who took leave in their department.
The girl was still a senior student, and I heard that she was a relative of the manager, and she was arranged to intern in the company, but she was also paid according to the standard of ordinary employees. Although the girl actually went through the back door, because this is only a short-term job, when the colleague comes back after giving birth, the girl's internship is over, and everyone didn't say anything, but this girl's attitude towards work is quite helpless.
Chang Xing's department has a lot of things to deal with, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the busiest department in the company, so it requires every employee to work with 12 points of spirit.
Xu is just an internship opportunity for a girl, and she has a somewhat playful attitude when she works. The girl's appearance is sweet and lovely, articulate, and good-spoken, but she suddenly mingles with colleagues in other departments, and she is quite comfortable with male staff. Therefore, when the female student is lazy at work, and when the colleagues in the department complain, the male staff will be a little protective of the girl, saying that she is just a newcomer, so what does it matter if everyone tolerates it.
The verbal inclusion can be passed, but the unfinished work of the girls has to be shared with the rest of the department, which makes their work much more tiring than before.
It's just that even if everyone understands all this, what can change? Society is so realistic, the girl's backstage is standing there, and she is just an ordinary small employee who gets a salary, what power can she have to fight against this unequal treatment?
If you are tired, you can be tired, and just endure until the colleague who asked for leave comes back. Besides, when she was busy with work, she had less time for her mind to spare......
Opening the door, Chang Xingshang was immersed in his own thoughts, and suddenly faced the warm and soft light of the room, and he was stunned for a while.
"Coming back?" When the door opened, the man half-lying on the couch turned back to greet her, and then leaned back on the couch in his original position.
"Uh......" Hearing the still somewhat unfamiliar greeting, Chang Xing's hand was still habitually stretched out in the direction of the power switch, she was slightly stunned, put down her hand, and responded softly: "Well, I'm back." β
Although more than two weeks have passed, she is still a little unaccustomed to having one more person in the family.
All this time, she was the only one in this apartment. When he first moved to Hua Ruoquan's house, the apartment was also vacant. Nowadays, it will take a while to get used to living in this apartment.
However, what she is not used to is not only this, but also the feeling of coming home every day and having someone waiting at home.
Every time I opened the door, I heard Huo Xinzhong's voice, and saw him lying lazily on the sofa, I always had some inexplicable emotions in my heart.
I didn't want to think of the days when I lived with Hua Ruoquan for a short time, Hua Ruoquan's work was very busy, and he left early and returned late. Therefore, she always returns to that home first.
She is used to waiting for someone, but now, she is waiting for others.
...... This feeling, to her, is indeed very strange and strange.
She also knew that Huo Xinzhong was just a temporary resident, or a resident who ate her and used her, and had no money to pay the rent.
Chang Xing has never linked him to his future, although she doesn't know Huo Xinzhong's origin and identity, but after all, she has worked in society for so many years and has met many people, she can still guess that Huo Xinzhong is a different person from her.
His words, his temperament, the momentum he inadvertently exuded.
It's not that she is not curious about Huo Xinzhong, when she first met him, he seemed to be hiding someone, so it was inconvenient to reveal it. Since he didn't want to say it, she wouldn't ask more, after all, everyone has their own privacy and things they don't want to tell others.
It's just that in the current situation, she really looks like she's ...... Take care of him.
She bought his clothes, she cooked his meals, and she prepared whatever he needed......
suddenly remembered his joke in the past, but I didn't expect it to be a prophecy now.
Chang Xing glanced at Huo Xinzhong lying on the sofa with some embarrassment. Things have come to this point, and she won't say that she regrets taking him in or anything, so she should repay Huo Xinzhong's kindness to save her at the beginning. Huo Xinzhong rarely went out, and Chang Xing remembered his original situation and understood that it was inconvenient for him to go out.
When the word baoyang flashed in her head, she thought of Huo Xinzhong's expression when he was joking, his contemptuous expression and a little creepy indifference, but looking at Huo Xinzhong's current appearance, he didn't seem to mind such a lifestyle.
Alas......
The TV in the living room was on, and there were boring advertisements on the screen, Chang Xing secretly glanced at Huo Xinzhong on the sofa, he was lazy, his eyes were half-narrowed, and he seemed to be a little sleepy.
Chang Xing didn't dare to disturb him, changed his slippers, and walked into the kitchen quietly with the bag in his hand.
I took a towel and was wiping my hair wet from the rain, when Huo Xinzhong's voice suddenly came from the living room, "Hey, what are you doing hiding in the kitchen, you are drenched, why don't you take a shower?"
Well?
Chang Xing held a towel in one hand and slowly walked to the kitchen door, poked his head out a little, and looked in the direction of Huo Xinzhong in surprise.
Huo Xinzhong saw her probe, smiled, and said very gently: "I have already put the water for you." It's easy to catch a cold when you're drenched in the current weather, so take a bath to get cold. β
Was he concerned about her?
Although it's a little weird.
"Huh?" Chang Xing walked out of the kitchen, a little flattered, and could only respond stupidly: "Thank you...... Thank you. β
"By the way. Seeing that Chang Xing didn't act, he did look at him with some doubts, Huo Xinzhong raised his chin, "Don't you want to go yet?" Or do you need my help?"
"No, no. Chang Xing's face was flushed, and he ran into the bedroom with his feet quickly, without looking back.
Looking at Chang Xing's escape-like figure, Huo Xin smiled very well, and then leaned back on the sofa, bored and pressed the TV remote control, watching the changing channels on the TV.
Life is like this, and I always feel a little bored. It's also fun to tease the timid little white rabbit once in a while.
Throwing the remote control in his hand, Huo Xinzhong closed his eyes and took a nap.
Not long after Chang Xing entered the bedroom, there was a vibration of her mobile phone in the bag she put in the living room, Huo Xinzhong glanced up lazily and didn't pay attention to it.
The phone rang a few times, then hung up, and not long after, the landline next to the couch rang.
The landline ringtone was annoying, Huo Xinzhong was a little impatient, turned his head slightly to look at the bedroom that had not moved, and finally reached out to pick up the phone and stop the ringing that disturbed his rest.
Just as he was about to leave it like this, Huo Xinzhong suddenly stopped and a male voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hey." β
Huo Xinzhong raised his eyebrows, he had been with Chang Xing for so long, this seemed to be the first time he had met a man looking for her.
At work, Chang Xing mostly uses mobile phones to contact, the landline at home is like a furnishing, and few people call for more than ten days, and it is estimated that there are not many people who know, and there are few people looking for Chang Xing, let alone men.
If it weren't for getting along with her for this period of time, Huo Xinzhong would almost wonder if Chang Xing was a little psychopathic, so he rejected men.
Xu heard that there was no response on the other end of the phone for a long time, and the man was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Fortunately, it's me." β
Listening to the man's tone and the address to Chang Xing, Huo Xinmei's eyes narrowed slightly, the expression on his face became a little playful, he reached out and took the phone, pressed it to his ear, lengthened his tone, and said lazily: "She's in the bathroom, you're your ex-fiancΓ©." What's the matter with her?"
Hua Ruoquan on the other end of the phone was stunned for a long time when he heard Huo Xinzhong's voice, and after coming back to his senses, he immediately asked calmly: "Who are you?
Chang Xing rarely interacts with men, let alone takes them home.
And at this moment, how could anyone be in her house.
"Me. Huo Xinzhong smiled deeply, hooked the corners of his beautiful lips, and said leisurely: "I am Xiao Xing's current man." β