It was half past 12 o'clock in the night when I drove home. He was very worried in his heart, this was his first time cheating, and the first time he had a skin-to-skin relationship with a woman other than Huan Shaojun after marriage. So when he was about to get home, he was extremely nervous and uneasy. Lu Xifei first checked his clothes to see if there was Chen Yuwei's hair on his body, and then used a mirror to check his neck and face to check whether there were lip prints and lipstick, and only after confirming that there were no traces did he breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he remembered that WeChat bills were also hidden dangers, so he took out his mobile phone to delete the WeChat billing records, and carefully checked that there was no problem with his mobile phone before going upstairs. He remembered the gift given by Chen Yuwei, which was safer to put in the car. But he was still faintly uneasy in his heart, did he still have Chen Yuwei's body fragrance on his body? He sniffed at his body, and there seemed to be a fragrance, I don't know if it was Chen Yuwei's body fragrance or the scent of shower gel after bathing? This made him uneasy, he always felt unsteady in his heart, and he was always worried that there was something missing.

He cautiously went upstairs and quietly unlocked the lock. The room was dark and quiet, and it seemed that Huan Shaojun, Dudu and Mom were all asleep. At this time, he was extremely nervous, worried that Huan Shaojun would suddenly come out and see his nervous expression and smell the fragrance on his body, so he didn't bother to go to the room to get his pajamas, and slipped straight into the bathroom, quickly took off his clothes, threw them into the sink and wet his clothes, and then immediately took a shower. At this time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Huan Shaojun should not doubt the fragrance on his body now.

After taking a shower, he took a towel to cover his sensitive area and quietly walked quickly into the master bedroom. Just as he was looking for pajamas in the dark room, the room light suddenly turned on, which really startled Lu Xifei.

Huan Shaojun looked at Lu Xifei sleepily, "You're back." Why are you naked?", Huan Shaojun couldn't cry or laugh.

"You fell asleep and were afraid of waking you up, so I took a shower first and then came over to get your clothes. I didn't expect to wake you up. Lu Xifei said calmly.

"Don't catch a cold, get dressed. ”

Lu Xifei got dressed, opened the quilt, and lay in.

"Why did you come back so late today?" asked Huan Shaojun.

"After dinner, Director Yu dragged him to karaoke again, so it was a little late. If I hadn't said it was too late to go home, I guess he would have pulled me along to sing all night. Lu Xifei had already thought of the words of lying.

Huan Shaojun didn't doubt Lu Xifei's words, and asked again: "Has the shopping card been returned to him?"

"No, he won't take it. He also gave me an extra crab coupon. ”

"He's the head of the medical department, and some of these shopping cards and food stamps are delivered by people, so they don't pay attention to them at all. I really can't afford to retreat. I'll cash it out tomorrow. Huan Shaojun said.

"Well, you can use it to cash in to subsidize your family. ”

"By the way, did you mention my matter?" asked Huan Shaojun again.

"Well, I mentioned it. He said he needed to think long with you. You take the time to go to him and talk to him about you. ”

"Okay. I'll discuss the plan with my girlfriend before I go to him. Did Director Zhao ask you to report the money you reimbursed?"

"You haven't reported it yet. **Haven't gotten it yet. I always felt uneasy. But if she doesn't report it, if she asks, she can't explain. I was also very conflicted, so I kept dragging it out and didn't get reimbursed. ”

"When I talked about cashing out, I remembered the money you told me about last time. I think you'd better go find someone to cash out. First, your classmate Zheng Wei's money hasn't been repaid yet, in case he urges you again, let's not panic. Second, the money is not from her anyway, it comes from the funds in the evaluation studio, so it doesn't have to be used in vain. If you don't reimburse, you will appear to be high, and she will not be at ease with you. Do you say?"

"I know that too. But I always feel uneasy. ”

"I know you're cowardly. But this phenomenon is all too common in society. Researchers set up funds for scientific research projects, procurement personnel get kickbacks, and doctors receive red envelopes. Who doesn't seek some benefits for themselves? So you don't have to worry, the Commission for Discipline Inspection still doesn't look down on your money. ”

What Huan Shaojun said is true, the social atmosphere is like this. Especially in such a humane society, unspoken rules abound in all walks of life. Besides, Zhao Rulan asked him to reimburse, and she didn't take the initiative to cash out, so this shouldn't be her own problem. Lu Xifei comforted himself.

"Okay, then I'll figure out a way to get this money back. ”

"Well, figure out how to figure it out. Huan Shaojun said.

"Sleep. ”

It was already late at night, and after a day of tossing, Lu Xifei had already felt sleepy and wanted to rest early.

"Okay, good night. Huan Shaojun said.

However, because Huan Shaojun had slept for several hours before, after being suddenly woken up by Lu Xifei, it was difficult to fall asleep for a while. In addition, Lu Xifei had just finished taking a bath, and there was a strong fragrance of shower gel on her body, and the fragrance was tangy, she was stimulated by this fragrance, which made her feel an impulse in her heart, and she remembered that the two seemed to have not lived as husband and wife for a while. So, she touched Lu Xifei, but after teasing for a while, he didn't react.

Lu Xifei was not asleep at this time, and he knew her thoughts, but he and Chen Yuwei had already emptied their bodies, and now they were exhausted, so they pretended to be asleep. He pretended to turn over and rejected Huan Shaojun with his body language. Huan Shaojun saw that Lu Xifei did not react, it seemed that he had fallen asleep, and no matter how much he tossed alone, he had no choice but to give up, and he began to turn over and sleep. I don't know how long it took, but I finally fell asleep.

The next day, Lu Xifei drove to work after eating breakfast as usual. The morning rush hour in Tianyuan City was too congested, and it was already past 8 o'clock, but he had not yet arrived at the unit. was anxious, Tianshu suddenly called him and told him that Zhao Rulan had just notified the meeting to start at 9 o'clock. Lu Xifei was even more nervous at this time, he had to arrive as soon as possible, otherwise Zhao Rulan would find out that he was late again, and he would be scolded. Lu Xifei said to Tianshu, try to help him find an excuse, seeing that he is likely to be late in this situation. Tianshu reassured Lu Xifei, she would find a way, if she asked, she would say that you would go to the school to report the accounts, so that you would not be late.

Hurry up, Lu Xifei finally arrived at the unit before 9 o'clock, fortunately Zhao Rulan didn't find it, and there was a false alarm. Seeing that Lu Xifei had arrived at the unit, Tianshu's hanging heart also relaxed, and she was also worried about Lu Xifei.

At 9 o'clock, the meeting began. Lu Xifei, Jia Yizhen, Tianshu, Cheng Yueqing, and Ding Ruo have all arrived. Everyone was frightened and cautious. Zhao Rulan, as usual, was sitting at her desk, scanning everyone, making people shudder. Everyone bowed their heads slightly, and their eyes did not dare to look at Zhao Rulan. Everyone was very worried, not knowing what arrangements Zhao Rulan would make next, and what kind of torture she would suffer. Everyone was very resistant to this project in their hearts, and they had nothing to do with themselves, but because of Zhao Rulan's authority, they really couldn't refuse, so they could only take on this task head-on.

Zhao Rulan spoke first: "Today, we will convene everyone to hold a project mobilization meeting. Some time ago, Lu Xi was not on a business trip, so the meeting was postponed to today. I also assigned tasks to everyone privately before, and it has been a few days, so let's talk about what thoughts and progress everyone has so far. ”

Everyone looked at each other, afraid to speak, and wanted the others to speak first. Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Lu Xifei particularly hated such an atmosphere, which made him very uncomfortable. The atmosphere is like an invisible pressure that makes people breathless. Therefore, whenever he encounters such a situation, he will definitely step up.

He spoke first: "Director, since the last time I was assigned a task, I have been thinking about it. At present, I have searched for relevant literature, consulted Li Yushan, and also went to Xihe Hospital to do research, learned about their medical technology transformation path and system, and got some information from them. In the next step, I will refer to their materials and write the technical roadmap and research content of medical technology transformation in combination with our project. ”

Zhao Rulan was very satisfied after hearing this, knowing that Lu Xifei had indeed done a lot of work, and thought that it was quite good to be able to do this in just a few days. Zhao Rulan nodded frequently, praised Lu Xifei's project promotion work, and asked him to copy the materials for her to learn and learn in a while.

Jia Yizhen also spoke, talking about the fact that he has recently collected relevant literature and is preparing an outline of the background of the project, and he already has a preliminary idea, and he will show her a draft in the next two days.

After listening to Jia Yizhen's speech, Zhao Rulan was not very satisfied, and asked him to come up with the first draft tomorrow.

Jia Yizhen agreed under pressure.

Cheng Yueqing said that he had collected the achievements and awards in relevant aspects, and there was some foundation before, but the achievements and awards in recent years have been updated and need to be sorted out. She will combine this research task to write relevant materials in a targeted manner.

After listening to Zhao Rulan, she asked Cheng Yueqing not only to collect her personal achievements and awards, but also to collect the achievements and awards of all the participants in the project, and to sort, enrich and improve the materials to form more abundant results. She mentioned that the research foundation is very important, and it is necessary to let the review experts see the scientific research strength of our project team, so that they can understand the level and strength of our project team.

Cheng Yueqing promised to collect and improve it according to Zhao Rulan's requirements.

It was Tianshu's turn to speak. Tianshu said that the project plan has not yet come out, so the budget part has not yet been written.

Zhao Rulan became angry when she heard this, and shouted, "How do you do your work? Don't do it before the plan comes out? This is not an excuse for you to be lazy at work! Things must be done in advance, and you can do it again when others do a good job, so how much time do you have to think about it, and how much time can you revise and improve? Now you must make a good plan, plan the budget first, and start thinking about the content and amount of the budget."

Tianshu was suddenly reprimanded by Zhao Rulan and was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak.

Lu Xifei glanced at Tianshu, her eyes were red, and tears seemed to be about to fall, knowing that she was enduring her grievances. Zhao Rulan didn't care about Tianshu's mood changes and continued to educate her. She said that Tianshu's work attitude was not correct and must be severely criticized, and she also emphasized the importance of planning.

Tianshu's grievances became more and more obvious, and Zhao Rulan still talked about her big truths, regardless of Tianshu's emotional changes. In the end, she ordered Tianshu's budget work to be done as soon as possible.

Tianshu lowered his head and said okay.

After finishing the reprimand of Tianshu, Zhao Rulan asked Ding Ruo about the progress of the literature search.

Ding Ruo was frightened at this time, he was already timid, and he was so frightened that he was a little trembling when he spoke, and said nervously: "Boss, I've been ... I was searching the literature and collected a lot of literature. I've searched three or four hundred. Literature. ”

Boss is the name given to the supervisor by a graduate student. Many of today's graduate students call their supervisors bosses, turning the teacher-student relationship into a naked interest relationship.

"How many are there?" Zhao Rulan asked solemnly.

"389 articles. Ding Ruo whispered in fear.

"Then tell me, what do you find from these documents?" Zhao Rulan said solemnly.

"I've read a lot of literature, and there's a lot of research on the transformation of medical technology... All of them are summarized from the system, and there are very few practical plans and specific and clear paths. However, I saw that you had a student who had a master's thesis before。。。。。 seems to be a bit of a duplication of our current topic. So I'm worried ... Will our study be a duplicate study?". Ding Ruo said cautiously.

"Are you sure? What does it matter if it is a duplicate study? There are so many scientific research projects in the country, even if they are duplicate research, who can know? Who can find out? Is there still a small number of projects that are applied for the city's funds and then applied for the state's projects in the same application form? Why do you bother with this? Don't talk about this kind of thing in the future, just do your own work well. ”

Hearing Ding Ruo mention repeated research, Zhao Rulan was very displeased, raised her voice and said solemnly.

Ding Ruo was so frightened by Zhao Rulan that he didn't dare to speak anymore.

"You sort out the literature these days, write a literature review report for me, and strive to publish an SCI paper. Then the collected literature is also sent to them for study. Also, print out the master's thesis you just mentioned and show it to me. ”

Ding Ruo whispered, "Okay."

After all the members of the research group finished reporting, Zhao Rulan praised Lu Xifei by name and praised him for his solid work. criticized Tianshu again, saying that she was not proactive in her work, and this kind of work attitude must be reversed, and everyone should take caution and correct their work attitude. Tianshu's face turned red when he was said. Then she said that we must pay attention to the next work, cheer up, and take the declaration of this project as the most important work at present, and all the focus of work should be carried out around this work. Zhao Rulan also specifically mentioned that Lu Xifei and Tianshu should communicate more, and combine the research content of the project with Tianshu's budget to help her revise and improve it to make it more in line with the actual budget.

Lu Xifei and Tianshu nodded in agreement.

Tianshu secretly glanced at Lu Xifei, and her heart was a little comforted. With Lu Xifei's help, there is no longer a need to make a budget out of thin air, and it must be relatively easy to carry out budgeting according to Lu Xifei's research content.

The meeting finally ended, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Rulan asked Ding Ruo to stay, and the others exited her office. As soon as she came out, she heard the roaring and scolding in Zhao Rulan's room, which was deafening, and everyone knew that she must be angry at Ding Ruo's mouthy just now.

As for why she was angry, Lu Xifei thought to herself, Zhao Rulan must be weak-hearted.

Ding Ruo was reprimanded in the room for a long time, and there was a tense atmosphere in the corridor. Other colleagues came over and asked, who is Director Zhao angry at? After confirming that it was Ding Ruo, they all nervously said that they would not report to the leader now and avoid the limelight, lest she would be scolded for a while if she was in a bad mood, and then they all slipped away all at once.

After a while, Ding Ruo came out of Zhao Rulan's office, dejected, did not talk to anyone, and left sullenly.

After leaving Zhao Rulan's office, Tianshu felt very aggrieved and lay on the desk and sobbed quietly. Seeing this, Lu Xifei walked up to her, picked up a tissue and handed it to her, he knew that it was useless to say any comforting words to her now. Only quiet companionship is the best comfort. Tianshu took the tissue handed over by Lu Xifei, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and tried to control his emotions.

After a while, she calmed down and said to Lu Xifei with red eyes, "Thank you." I'm useless, I didn't do my job well. ”

"It's not your problem, you have no experience when you first came, and after a long time, you will understand her routines, and you won't be scolded by her like this in the future. Lu Xifei comforted.

"Hmm. But it's true that I didn't do my job well. Tianshu said reproachfully.

"Don't say that. She likes to find fault with nothing, and no matter how good you do, she can always find fault with you and scold you. Don't worry about her, you just treat what she says as a fart, and let it out. ”

Tianshu was still in tears when he said this, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "How can you talk like this." I couldn't help but laugh. Thank you, I'm in a better mood. ”

"Come, I'll give you a piece of candy. When I encounter unhappy things, I like to take a piece of candy, and the sweetness in my mouth can make me feel better. ”

Lu Xifei handed her one of the candy in his pocket. Tianshu did feel much better with sugar in her mouth, but it was more because of Lu Xifei's comfort and companionship that made her feel very warm in her heart.

"Thank you, I'm so much better. Tianshu said.

"Then I'm relieved. Don't overthink it. ”

"Well, I will. ”

Seeing that Tianshu's mood seemed to be much better, Lu Xifei remembered that Huan Shaojun mentioned the reimbursement last night, and thought that she had to find Tianshu for this kind of thing, after all, she was financial, more professional.

So, he said to Tianshu: "Tianshu, there is just something I want to consult you about." ”

"You're welcome, leader. You say. ”

"Don't tell anyone else. The director asked me to reimburse 20,000 yuan. But I don't know how to do it. ”

Seeing Lu Xifei's serious and serious expression, Tianshu quickly understood.

"Do you want to make a false ** reimbursement? Let's evaluate that the studio doesn't have a job of external publicity? You can find a graphic production company to open a propaganda production fee, so that the reimbursement is reasonable, even if the Commission for Discipline Inspection comes to investigate, it can't find out. ”

"It's so simple? I've been thinking about how to do it before, and it seems that I still have to ask the experts, and I don't know what to do for a long time. With you as an expert, I will ask you for reimbursement in the future. ”

Lu Xifei didn't expect it to be so simple, and sincerely admired Tianshu. Being praised by Lu Xifei, Tianshu was still a little embarrassed, and said shyly, "Okay, you can leave it to me next time." ”

"Thank you. By the way, this is our private secret, don't tell anyone else. ”

Lu Xifei emphasized again, after all, this is a violation of laws and regulations, and the fewer people who know, the better.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone. Tianshu said categorically.

Tianshu suddenly felt very happy, and she felt that her relationship with Lu Xifei was one step closer. Lu Xifei told himself such a private matter, indicating that he didn't treat me as an outsider and trusted me.

Girls are very stupid and naïve when they love someone, as long as they have some intimate contact with the person they like, they are easy to be cranky and imaginative.

After handing over the reimbursement to Tianshu, Lu Xifei left her office. As soon as he returned to the office and sat down, he was recalled by Zhao Rulan again. It turned out that Ding Ruo had already printed the master's thesis to her. After she flipped through the content inside, she found that there was indeed a suspicion of duplication, so she handed over the master's thesis to Lu Xifei, and asked him to modify it with reference to the research content and technical route inside, especially emphasizing that we must pay attention to avoid repetition.

When you copy a large article in the world, you will see if you can copy it, and the copy will not be beautiful.

After coming out of Zhao Rulan's office, he remembered that the car keys had not been returned to Jia Yizhen, so he went straight to Jia Yizhen's office again. After Jia Yizhen got the key, he deliberately said, "Did you have fun yesterday?"

Lu Xifei couldn't help but smile and said, "Happy."

From Jia Yizhen's cunning eyes, he knew that Jia Yizhen was already suspicious.

Back in the office, he remembered that he hadn't contacted Chen Yuwei since he was busy in the morning, and thought that she would definitely be cranky. So I hurriedly sent her another message.

"I was busy with the meeting this morning, and I don't have time to send you a message now, are you at work?"

In fact, Chen Yuwei has been waiting for his message, but she can't wait left or right. She was very disappointed in her heart, could it be that Lu Xi stopped contacting herself after he got his hands last night? Could it be that he was a scumbag? She kept waiting, and the longer she went, the more insecure and anxious she became.

It wasn't until she saw Lu Xifei's message that the stone in her heart finally let go, it turned out that Lu Xifei had been in a meeting, no wonder she didn't have time to send a message to herself. After receiving the message, her mood immediately improved, and the previous anxiety was gone.

She replied as soon as possible. told Lu Xifei that he was already in the unit, and he went to various offices in the morning to share the gifts he brought from Yinchuan with his colleagues, and chatted with them about what he saw and heard in Yinchuan. She mentioned her best friend Dandan and complained to her. Dandan complained that she had eaten alone at noon for more than ten days, with no one to accompany her, and she missed her too much. It wasn't until Chen Yuwei gave her the gift she had brought from Yinchuan that she stopped complaining. Chen Yuwei said that Dandan is her best friend, a post-90s generation, her parents are in business, her family is superior, but she is not a local, she is from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and her parents tried their best to settle in Tianyuan City for her growth. The two of them are good girlfriends who talk about everything.

Lu Xifei asked curiously, "You didn't tell her about the two of us, did you?"

Chen Yuwei said that not for the time being. Lu Xifei specially asked her not to tell Dandan, because the extramarital affair is too sensitive, and she should be careful that the wall has ears. He also said that if a man is found to be cheating, he will be scolded as a scumbag at most, but if a woman is discovered, she will be pointed out by thousands of people, and the society's tolerance for female cheating is too low, so you must protect yourself.

What Lu Xifei said is not unreasonable, Chen Yuwei also knows that this society has zero tolerance for cheating women, so she promised not to tell Dandan. Lu Xifei told him a lot, but he actually didn't want others to know their secrets. He still cares about Huan Shaojun and his family in his heart, and he also cares about his work. So he played a trick and told Chen Yuwei not to mention it to anyone.

Subsequently, Lu Xifei expressed the pain of lovesickness, and Chen Yuwei also responded to the feelings of longing, but the two knew very well that the current situation was helpless, and they could only express their heartfelt feelings through voice and text messages. They promised to find a chance to be together again.

Lu Xifei asked Chen Yuwei, "Do you feel that it is very hard to love like this?"

Chen Yuwei replied, "No, as long as you have it in your heart, I won't feel bitter." ”

The relationship between the two warmed up instantly.

When Jia Yizhen picked up the car in the afternoon, he suddenly found the gift box in the car, and he opened the gift box and found that it was a cowhide wallet, which strengthened his guess about Lu Xifei. He suspected that Lu Xifei had dated a certain woman last night, and this might be a gift from that woman.

Subsequently, Jia Yizhen came to Lu Xifei's office to return the gift box to him, and joked that which woman gave it to you?

Lu Xifei insisted that he bought it himself, but Jia Yizhen would not believe it. But he also knew that Lu Xifei would not admit it if he asked him further.

Lu Xifei knows very well that he must not tell Jia Yizhen about Chen Yuwei, after all, extramarital affairs are spurned by the world, and if it is leaked, he may be fired from the unit or even his family ruined. Especially in a public institution like him, a person attaches great importance to his moral character. Therefore, Lu Xifei gritted his teeth and did not reveal half a point to Jia Yizhen, leaving him to guess. In fact, Lu Xifei knows very well that many people are worried about the position of the person in charge of the evaluation studio, and maybe someone is looking forward to him having an accident to replace him.

After returning the gift box to Lu Xifei, Jia Yizhen exchanged a few words with him and left. Lu Xifei was holding the gift box, not knowing what to do with it, thinking that it would be safer to put it in the office. How to explain it to Huan Shaojun when you bring it home?

In the days that followed, Lu Xifei and Chen Yuwei chatted from morning to night, Chen Yuwei was used to receiving his good morning text messages when she got up, used to him telling herself today's weather and temperature, and before going to bed at night, she was used to saying good night. As long as there is an opportunity, the two are in contact all the time, the more they chat, the more speculative they become, the more they chat, the more they feel that each other is a confidant, and their feelings are constantly sublimated in the interaction.

They can't tell if it's love or not, but the habit is really scary, and the two are becoming more and more inseparable from each other. The relationship between the two transcends the flesh, transcends the material, and is not so much a love affair as a soul fit, and this emotion is the most unforgettable.

But what Chen Yuwei doesn't know is that this relationship is also like a black hole, which is devouring her life little by little, and even swallowing everything about her.