Chapter 12 Can't Sleep Together

Since meeting Lu Ze, who hadn't slept at more than two o'clock that night, Qiao Qiao found that Lu Ze seemed to talk a little more to her, and always remembered to say good night to her before going upstairs with a glass of hot milk at nine o'clock every night. Jojo also discovered that he didn't actually go to bed early every night.

On this day, Liang Wei sent the first draft of all the financial and tax figures of the partnership training school in the last fiscal year to Qiao Qiao for preliminary review, five or six years of long-term late work, Qiao Qiao has long been accustomed to the life of frequent jet lag and disordered work and rest, and accidentally worked until more than one o'clock in the morning without sleeping. She wanted to go on vacation anyway, and she could wake up naturally every day, so it didn't matter.

Qiao Qiao went downstairs and opened the refrigerator to get juice, but Lu Ze's voice came from behind, "Haven't you slept yet?" ”

Qiao Qiao turned around unexpectedly, and it turned out that Lu Ze was leaning sideways against the wall and sitting on the ground by the floor-to-ceiling window.

There was no light on there, only some light from the warm yellow street lamp outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and a vague figure could be seen, no wonder she didn't notice.

Hearing Lu Ze's initiative to ask, Qiao Qiao was slightly surprised. It's not that Lu Ze was so impolite in the past, as long as he had something serious, he would respond seriously. However, Jojo never heard him take the initiative to mention it, such as eating? Slept? Words of this kind.

"I haven't slept yet. What are you going to drink? Qiaoqiao, who was still with the refrigerator door open, asked.

"Mineral water, thank you."

Qiao Qiao took the juice and mineral water over, handed the water to Lu Ze, and found that he was sweating profusely and had just run back from the night, and there were already two empty mineral water bottles beside him. Since the other party took the initiative to speak, Qiao Qiao didn't leave immediately, and asked, "Do you go out for a night run in the early morning?" ”

"Nope." Lu Ze took the water, unscrewed it and filled a small half bottle, "I can't sleep." He looked at Qiaoqiao, was silent for two seconds, and asked her, "You can't sleep either?" ”

"It's a bit of work, so it's late." Jojo remembered that he made hot milk with the old man every night and went to bed early, only to see him come back from strenuous exercise in the early hours of the morning, so he asked, "Do you have insomnia?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Ze spread out his hand on his bent right knee, and there was a small medicine bottle lying in his palm, and he replied in a low voice: "I don't want to take sleeping pills." ”

Qiao Qiao was silent, just from the few words described by her grandmother, she could roughly guess the reason for Lu Ze's insomnia. And this reason cannot be solved, nor can it be changed.

"It's not good to take medicine, but it's not good to exercise vigorously before bedtime. It's best to exercise moderately during the day and at least two hours before bedtime if you exercise at night. Then take a hot bath with hot milk and put on some soft music. Jojo said.

Hearing this, Lu Ze raised the corners of his lips lightly, and Qiao Qiao's words sounded like an experienced and good doctor for a long time. His starry eyes stared at Qiao Qiao, and he whispered with a smile: "Well, I know. The doctor's advice is to communicate more, communicate more, drink less tea and less coffee, exercise moderately, empty your brain, and maintain an optimistic attitude, right? ”

Then he himself replied: "It's a pity that it's useless." ”

Qiao Qiao bowed slightly, "Yes, it's useless." If you empty your brain and think more, you might as well be so tired that you can sleep in seconds. ”

Lu Ze turned his head to look at the sea in the dark night outside the window, and replied in a low voice, "Yes." ”

For about a few tens of seconds, the two of them quietly looked at the night scene outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking beyond the small flower garden, the empty road under the warm yellow street lamp, and the waves crashing on the shore at night beyond, and no one wanted to speak. Many things don't need comfort, because comfort itself is useless.

Such an atmosphere at one or two o'clock in the morning makes people a little overwhelmed and ambiguous. Qiaoqiao, who had always avoided this kind of affection, was the first to break the silence, she got up and said goodbye, "I'll go to sleep first, good night." ”

Lu Ze drank the last half of the bottle of water, then stood up, lowered his head and whispered to Qiaoqiao, "Well, go to sleep." Good night, Jojo. ”

On the second day, Qiaoqiao slept until she woke up naturally, but found that it was a rainy day, so everyone did not arrange an itinerary to go out in such weather. After lunch, the old people went to take a nap, and Gao Mingxuan touched a silent and cold nail on Lu Ze's face again, and went back to the room to play on the computer unhappily. Jojo looked at the rain outside, thinking that he couldn't run at the beach today, so he wanted to drive to the gym.

Because he only rented a car, Qiaoqiao knocked on Lu Ze's door and asked him if he didn't need to use the car in the afternoon, and then drove out.

After listening to Qiao Qiao's words, Lu Ze thought for two seconds, lowered his head and said to her, "Wait, I'll go too." ”

Looking at Lu Ze's figure, Qiao Qiao guessed that he was probably someone who often went to the gym, so he asked, "You also go to the gym?" ”

Lu Ze shook his head, and while searching with his mobile phone, he replied, "Never go." ”

Lu Ze searched for a squash court, which was not too far from the gym that Qiao Qiao planned to go to, so he packed up his equipment and went out with Qiao Qiao.

The two walked to the front of the car, Lu Ze reached out and took the car key in Qiaoqiao's hand, "I'll drive." ”

Qiao Qiao has long discovered Lu Ze's habit, basically as long as he is there, he is used to being a driver by himself, and he drives calmly and well, not impatiently, and never does any dangerous driving actions. Some of the past can always reveal a trace in your daily habits.

Qiao Qiao went to the co-pilot, searched the gym he was going to and the squash court that Lu Ze was going to, and looked up and asked Lu Ze, "How long will you go?" ”

Lu Ze groaned and replied, "At least three hours." ”

"Then go to your side first, and I'll drive away. I'll probably have two hours at most, and I'll drive over to pick you up when it's over. ”

"Hmm."

The two discussed, but Lu Ze did not start the car. Qiao Qiao looked at him with a slight puzzle, "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Ze looked at her and didn't speak, leaned over, supported the back of Qiaoqiao's seat with his right hand, reached over with his left hand and pulled the co-pilot's seat belt, lowered his head and carefully buckled it for her.

Obviously it was just a short moment of misdirection, but Qiao Qiao was still a little embarrassed, and she explained: "Sorry, sometimes I don't notice when I ride in the city. She can understand the other person's concern for safe driving.

"It's fine." Lu Ze buckled his seat belt, started the car and stepped on the accelerator, and drove out steadily.

Waiting for the car to stop at the door of the squash court, Lu Ze got out of the car with his equipment, Qiao Qiao changed to the main driver, rolled down the window and said to him: "You have booked a few courts and the end time to text me." ”

Lu Ze nodded, and the two went their separate ways for the time being.

By the time Qiao Qiao set up an hour of jogging on the treadmill, listening to songs while exercising, and still thinking about the number sent by Liang Wei in her head, she probably understood why Lu Ze said that he never came to the gym. Whether it is a treadmill or equipment, or even a night run when he goes out for a large amount of exercise at night, it can't solve the problem of emptying his brain.

After running, stretch and then take a shower and clean up before driving to the squash court, Qiaoqiao still arrived much earlier than the three-hour appointment. According to the number Lu Ze gave him, he told the front desk to find someone by himself, and Qiao Qiao quickly found the stadium where Lu Ze was.

Squash is an emerging indoor sport, and the advantage is that it is not limited by the weather, and a person can face a wall without the need for teammates or opponents to have a high-intensity confrontation. It's no surprise that Lu Ze likes this sport, and to Jojo's surprise, there are many spectators outside the glass back wall of his court.

This is the first time Qiao Qiao has seen Lu Ze in motion. Different from the usual cold and reticent, Lu Ze, who was running non-stop in the field, stretching his arms and waving his racket, was full of a violent and savage force. Every time he pulls his arm back against the wall and hits the ball fiercely, it seems to have a faint murderous aura, so that even if you stand behind the glass wall, you can seem to feel the violent friction and heat between the ball and the air that is moving forward after being hit.

Among the onlookers, a young coach in the stadium noticed Qiaoqiao's joining, stood up and said, "Hello, I'm the coach here, look at your face, is it the first time to come?" ”

Qiao Qiao shook his head and pointed to Lu Ze inside, "I'm waiting for him." ”

Hearing this, an uncle in the audience turned around and leaned over with great interest: "It's your boyfriend inside?" Professional athletes? ”

Jojo shook his head in denial, "Ordinary friend." She thought about the information she knew about Lu Ze and replied, "It shouldn't be a professional athlete." ”

The uncle was interested, "Then is he interested in coming here as a part-time coach on weekends?" Oh, I'm the boss here. ”

Qiao Qiao was a little stunned, but he didn't completely refuse for Lu Ze, but just said: "We are not locals, so we will only stay for a month and leave." When he comes out, you can talk to him personally. ”

Uncle is so sorry, if he can recruit such a young and handsome male coach with excellent looks and outstanding skills, from a business point of view, it is definitely a good thing, but it is a pity that they do not stay in the local area for a long time.

But this did not prevent the uncle from appreciating it, he stared at Lu Ze and Qiao Qiao in the field and sighed: "It's been more than two hours, and he hasn't stopped much!" Did you know that the sports intensity and amount of squash are very large, the field area is small, the ball elasticity is low, the ball speed is fast, the ball path is unpredictable, and the reaction speed of people is very high! Very competitive! ”

Regarding the explanation of the uncle who is like a senior fan, Qiao Qiao can only say that this is probably the reason why Lu Ze chose this sport.

Lu Ze in the field was still not tired, his non-stop running pace was still flexible, and the glistening sweat rolled down the clear muscle lines on his shoulders and back into the soaked T-shirt.

After three hours of high-intensity exercise, until the last bit of his body was squeezed dry, Lu Ze, who was soaked and sweating profusely, lay in the field, not even wanting to move a finger.

Qiao Qiao walked in to see his whole body steaming and his chest was constantly rising and falling, and couldn't help laughing: "I'll drive when I go back?" She felt that Lu Ze probably didn't have the strength to step on the accelerator.

Hearing Qiaoqiao's voice, Lu Ze, who was still lying on the ground, opened his eyes, and the bright light above the venue fell under his eyes, shining brightly, and he smiled lightly: "I don't have the strength to drive, but I can sleep." ”