The originally bright field of vision suddenly turned dark, and there was a faint feeling of being cut off from the whole world.

Zhang Kexin was obviously frightened, but she didn't call out.

I watched her in the dark, then took out my phone and turned on the flashlight as soon as possible.

The light source lit up the darkness around us, but it was still dark a little further away.

Zhang Kexin looked at me at a loss, his moist eyes full of uneasy color.

In fact, a power outage is nothing at all, but for people like Zhang Kexin, who are less timid and more afraid of the dark, it will still have a big impact.

So at this time, I tried to smile and say to her in a more relaxed tone: "It's okay, don't worry, such a large company building should soon be switched to backup power." ”

"Hmmm......"

Zhang Kexin replied softly, and then looked away and didn't look at me again.

I knew that she probably felt a little awkward to be alone with me in this situation, so she consciously kept her distance from me. But this seemingly endless silence really made me feel quite tormented, so after a minute or two, I took the initiative to talk to her: "Is your work done?" ”

"Well, it's done."

After a simple response, Zhang Kexin returned to a state of silence, as if he didn't want to talk to me at all, and even the tone of response to me was very flat and perfunctory.

I felt a little uncomfortable somehow, and although I couldn't say why I was upset, it was very clear and real. Maybe it's my hot face and cold ass, or maybe my subconscious, I've always been concerned about why Zhang Kexin suddenly became like this.

Anyway, after this conversation, I didn't speak again. I even turned off my flashlight and played with my phone in silence.

It seemed that he didn't expect me to turn off the flashlight, so when the light disappeared, Zhang Kexin turned his head to look at me. But she still didn't say a word, and then lowered her head and turned on the flashlight in her mobile phone.

I smiled inwardly, and we continued to be silent on each other.

After about five or six minutes, I realized that the backup power had not been turned on, and I was quite puzzled. But there's nothing I can do, after all, we're on the thirteenth floor, and I still want to wait a little longer than climbing the stairs down, but I don't know how long I'll have to wait. In addition, I didn't tell Zhang Kexin anything, and I don't know if she realized the problem.

After a few more minutes, I was a little fuzzy by the darkness and silence, so I got up and went to the bathroom to smoke a cigarette. On the one hand, I really need to smoke a cigarette to relax my mood, and on the other hand, I also want to see if Zhang Kexin can bear to continue not talking to me.

When I got up, I noticed that Zhang Kexin quietly glanced at me. But she couldn't help but don't talk to me. I laughed inwardly and continued walking.

At this time, she finally couldn't help it.

"You, where are you going?"

Her voice was a little cowardly, and a little helpless. I could tell if she hadn't been afraid to be alone, she wouldn't have spoken to me.

I stopped, looked back at her, and said to her deliberately flat, "Smoking." ”

After a slight pause, I added, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Zhang Kexin pursed her lips and stumbled back: "Oh, no, it's okay, then you can go." ”

I looked at her pitiful look, and my heart softened inexplicably, so I sighed and said to her, "Forget it, I'm not going." ”

"Why?"

"I suddenly don't want to smoke."

With that, I went back to my seat and sat down.

Zhang Kexin looked at me a little sluggishly, and after a while, she said to me weakly: "Thank you......"

"I don't need to."

I replied lightly, and then took out my phone and started playing.

In fact, of course, I was not in the mood to play with my mobile phone, but in order to create an atmosphere that I was not licking a dog, I deliberately showed a cold appearance that no one should disturb.

In fact, when I heard her say thank you, I was still a little happy in my heart, because she knew that I didn't go to smoke because I was afraid that she would be afraid. In other words, the relationship between us is still quite delicate, but she has always deliberately avoided it, so it will become such a situation that is not embarrassing or embarrassing.

I don't know what Zhang Kexin thinks now, maybe it was because seeing me stay here with her touched her heartstrings, maybe she felt that it was inappropriate to continue to be silent. Anyway, she took the initiative to open up to me again: "You...... Are you done with your work? ”

I casually replied, "Well, it's done." ”

Zhang Kexin nodded, and after waiting for a while, she asked me softly, "Do you know how long it will take for the call to come?" ”

"I don't know."

I put my phone down and looked around.

"It stands to reason that I should have been connected to the backup power supply by now, but I don't know why there has been no call."

"Oh......"

Zhang Kexin also looked around, and then said to me: "Then, will there be no calls here all night?" ”

"Probably not."

Although I said this, I was a little unsure in my heart. After all, the power outage itself is an emergency, and there will indeed be some uncertainties in it. Assuming the outage is widespread, or that there is a problem with the building's backup power, there is a good chance that the outage will be extended until tomorrow.

And even if I can call tonight, but it drags on until the early morning or the second half of the night, it is still a big trouble for me and Zhang Kexin.

With this in mind, I added to Zhang Kexin: "I'll call someone to ask, and if you're sure you won't call tonight, then let's go down the stairs." ”

"Well, that's ......"

I looked at Zhang Kexin's helpless and slightly desperate little eyes, and I felt very cute.

I smiled at her and then walked over to the window and called the security guard on the first floor.

While waiting to connect, I looked downstairs and around the company, and I saw that there was still light on the street, which indicated that it was not a widespread power outage.

As soon as the phone was connected, I asked what was going on with this outage?

The other party said that it was a circuit problem, and someone had already been called, but the maintenance personnel had not yet arrived. In addition, the backup power supply was not in place before, so it is not used now. He said that he had to wait for now, but he was not sure when it would be fixed, and if we couldn't wait, we could climb the stairs down the safe passage.

I was a little desperate because it was difficult to fix a situation like ours in a short period of time. Therefore, Zhang Kexin and I have to climb the stairs today.

I stood by the window and sighed, then returned to my position and said to Zhang Kexin: "The security guard downstairs said that there was a problem with the circuit, and the maintenance personnel were on their way, and he didn't know when it would be repaired." ”

"So, are we going to wait here anyway?"

"It's okay to wait, but this kind of circuit problem is likely to be fixed in the second half of the night, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Zhang Kexin frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, she looked at me and said, "Do you think...... Shall we go down the stairs now? ”

"If you don't waste your time, you're hungry or bored if you stay here, there's no problem waiting here."

"What about you, are you ready to leave now?"

I scratched my hair and said to her with a smile: "I originally had this plan, but if you want to continue to wait, then I will accompany you here, who made you so afraid of the dark, you can't really leave you here alone, right?" ”

Zhang Kexin unconsciously avoided my gaze, probably a little shy by what I said, so she lowered her head and bit her lip, and was silent for a while before she said softly to me: "Then let's go down together?" I don't want to wait here anymore. ”

"Okay."

I answered, and then I saddled my bag.

Zhang Kexin also quickly packed up his things, and then we turned on the flashlight in our mobile phones and came to the safe passage. Because the safe passage is a relatively confined space, unlike the windows in the company, there can be some other light scattered in. So except for the place illuminated by the flashlight, it was completely dark all around.

Zhang Kexin was obviously more afraid of this environment, although she didn't take the initiative to hold me, she would try to follow me as closely as possible every step she took, and always kept a very close distance from me.

I glanced back at Zhang Kexin, she was wearing a very tight hip-hugging skirt today, with black stockings and high heels underneath. Although it looks very sexy and feminine, it is really inconvenient to climb the stairs.

I actually wanted to pull her, or let her pull me, but when the words came to my mouth, I still didn't say it. In the end, he could only say to her a little unnaturally: "You go slowly, don't worry." ”

"Okay."

Zhang Kexin answered softly, and then we began to climb down layer by layer.

After walking for almost five or six floors, Zhang Kexin seemed to be a little tired. She didn't say anything, but her walking speed slowed down significantly. After all, she was wearing high heels of about 10 centimeters on her feet, and it would be a little strange if she really didn't react at all.

I was so distressed that I said to her, "If your feet hurt, you should take off your high heels first." ”

Zhang Kexin frowned slightly, and then responded: "It's okay, in fact, it doesn't hurt much, anyway, if you hold on a little longer, it's over." ”

As if to prove that she was okay, she smiled at me as she finished.

I nodded and said to her, "Okay, then don't worry, let's go slowly." ”

"Hmm."

We went down a few more floors, not fast, but before we knew it, we were almost the whole way. Originally, I thought that this night would pass so simply, and Zhang Kexin and I would part ways again after stepping out of the safe passage.

But I didn't expect that just as we walked to the third floor, an ambiguous accident suddenly happened!

At that time, Zhang Kexin's legs may have been a little weak when she walked, or it may have been because her feet hurt, in short, she didn't stand firmly, so her feet slipped, and the whole person suddenly fell down the stairs.

She was startled and instinctively screamed, and at this moment, I put my arms around her waist and grabbed the handrail of the stairs with my other hand. She also tugged hard at the clothes on my shoulders as I put my arms around her.

Time seemed to freeze, and we stared at each other in the light scattered by the flashlights, and neither of us spoke. The perfume on Zhang Kexin's body smelled very fragrant, and my heartbeat became a little faster at this moment.

After a brief trance, I finally came back to my senses.

I first held Zhang Kexin steady, and then quickly let go of the hand holding her waist.

Zhang Kexin blinked dumbfoundedly, and then immediately let go of his hand.

We both seemed a little embarrassed, so I coughed dryly and took the initiative to say to her, "Well, are you okay?" ”

"No, it's fine."

Zhang Kexin staggered my gaze, paused slightly, and she whispered to me, "Just now, thank you for ......"

Seeing her like this, I suddenly wanted to tease her, so I deliberately said to her, "Can you stop saying thank you all the time, if you really want to thank me, you can treat me to a meal in a while, right?" ”

Zhang Kexin was obviously a little entangled, but in the end, she still pursed the corners of her lips and said to me, "Okay, then I'll invite you to dinner later." ”

"That's pretty much it."

I smirked and crouched down. I grabbed Zhang Kexin's ankle with one hand, and grabbed her high heels with the other to help her take off.

Zhang Kexin didn't expect me to be so direct, she was startled, and while subconsciously wanting to hide back, she said to me, "What are you doing?" ”

"Take off your shoes, don't move."

As I say this, I'm already holding Zhang Kexin's ankle and helping her take off a high heel.

She resisted a little, but I grabbed her ankle and had nowhere to hide, so before she could say the next word, I grabbed her other ankle and took off the heel.

Zhang Kexin frowned, biting her lip and looking at me.

I could feel that she had something to say to me, but she didn't say it for a long time.

I looked at her and smiled, then picked up her high heels and said to her calmly, "Okay, let's go, I shouldn't slip again this time." ”

"Oh......"

I took a step forward and turned back to her and said, "You grabbed my arm." ”

"No, I'll just hold the armrest."

"If you hold me, I'll hold me, or you'll fall and fall on me later." I'm going to suffer with that too, so you don't have to think about it, I'm actually doing it for myself. ”

Zhang Kexin bit her lip and didn't move, probably because I didn't like what I said very well, so that she looked at me with a hint of resentment.

When I saw that she didn't speak or reach out to grab my arm, I said to her very scoundrelly, "If you don't hold my arm, then I'll hold your hand." ”

After saying that, I made a gesture to take her hand, but she quickly flashed back a little and said to me, "I'll grab me, don't pull me." ”

I laughed a little and didn't speak.

Zhang Kexin glared at me sullenly, and then slowly grabbed my arm.

"Is that okay?"

She spoke in a tone that looked like she was angry with me.

I thought it was cute, so I smiled and replied, "Okay, let's go." ”

It didn't take long for us to finish the last few floors.

The whole time, we didn't talk much.

Out of the safe passage, Zhang Kexin immediately let go of my arm, and then took her high heels from my hand and put them back on.

When she came out of the company building, she took the initiative to ask me, "What do you want to eat?" ”

I said, "Whatever you want." ”

After that, she didn't bother with me, and took me to a very popular barbecue restaurant with ice berry powder.

During the meal, it was not as awkward as I imagined. It's not the same as when I ate, but I think it's good. Occasional small talk, and then they eat separately.

Originally, I thought that this meal would last in such a state until the end, but I didn't expect that when I was almost halfway through the meal, Zhang Kexin suddenly said to me: "You should have heard Wang Lipeng tell you, Zhu Qing came to me for dinner some time ago." ”

I swallowed the meat from my mouth, looked at her and replied, "Well, it seems that he is pestering you a lot now, right?" Although I may not have any position or qualifications to say this, he does have some problems with this person. So I still advise you not to get too close to him. ”

Zhang Kexin looked at me and smiled.

"Do you think I'm close to him now?"

After a moment's pause, she continued, "I know he wants to chase me, but I'm not interested in him at all. So you don't have to worry, my relationship with him is just a colleague at best. ”

Frankly speaking, I didn't expect Zhang Kexin to be able to tell me this today. So when I heard her say that, I was a little confused, because I didn't know why she was telling me this all of a sudden.

After a brief pause, I smiled unnaturally and said to her, "That's good." ”

Zhang Kexin didn't speak, she took the tongs and flipped through the slices of meat on the oven, and after a while, she spoke again and said to me: "Do you know why Zhu Qing asked me to eat that day, why did I go?" ”

I looked at her somewhat complicated eyes, and inexplicably felt a sense of panic.

I subconsciously frowned and replied, "Why? ”

"Because he told me he wanted to talk to me about you."

I looked at Zhang Kexin in a daze.

"What did he tell you?"

Zhang Kexin didn't answer my question immediately, she just smiled helplessly, and then continued to flip the meat slices on the oven. When some of the meat was done, she put it in my bowl.

I looked at her lonely eyes, and I felt very uncomfortable.

So I said to her again, "Can you tell me?" ”

Zhang Kexin looked up at me, and after a while, she smiled and said to me: "He told me that you are married, and he also showed me a photo of your wife." ”