In order to help the company pull more customers and stabilize customer resources before Guan Zhengxing went abroad, Tao Xiru pulled Guan Zhengxing to socialize. After three rounds of drinking, both of them were a little drunk, but the other party was still not drunk, looking at the contract on the table, Guan Zhengxing turned the topic around the topic several times, but the other party skillfully blocked it with wine.

In the box, Tao Xiru was obviously more dominant in interpersonal communication, and he had a good conversation with the other manager. Guan Zhengxing looked at his watch, it was already past eight o'clock, and Shen Zilu hadn't replied to the message and sent her another message.

[Got home?] Reply to a message]

"Don't look at it," without waiting for Shen Zilu to reply, the mobile phone was taken away by Tao Xiru and put on the table, and the wine glass was filled with Tao Xiru, saying: "Come, the two of us will accompany Manager Zhang to have another drink, after this glass of wine, we are brothers, brothers have to help each other, and the younger brother will rely on the eldest brother to start a business, and the contract of the eldest brother is the icing on the cake." ”

Manager Zhang smiled and said, "It's easy to say." ”

Finally seized the opportunity, the two looked at each other and were just about to raise a glass, Manager Zhang said again: "Slow,"

“……”

“……”

Manager Zhang: "It's easy to sign the contract, but we're going to drink this wine." ”

Tao Xiru smiled, "Okay, let's have a good time tonight, and we won't go home if we don't get drunk." ”

Guan Zhengxing looked at his watch again.

At that time, the bus stop.

Before getting on the car, I asked the driver that it was the closest stop to the rental house, and the surrounding street scene was a little strange from the car, this was not the station she usually went to, Shen Zilu didn't know where to go, looking for a familiar alley along the street, but the city at night became similar and unfamiliar. Asked passers-by about the location of the old alley, and the other party pointed to a general direction. But the more she walked, the more she felt that something was wrong, and there were no familiar shops on both sides of the road except for the landscape belt, so she turned around and walked back.

The night is getting thicker, the pedestrians on the street are in a hurry, Shen Zilu finally found the mouth of the old alley, but after walking in and going around a few times, she found that she was lost, and she actually walked into a dead end, the courtyard doors on both sides were closed, and through the cracks in the door, she saw that the windows of the courtyard were dark, and the yard was overgrown with weeds, swaying in the wind.

Hutongs are like sheep intestine paths, especially some old alleys have no street lights, she is most afraid of the dark, after such alleys there is always a trace of fear in her heart, Xu is the psychological effect, she always thinks that there seems to be someone behind her, the more she dare not look back and the more she wants to make sure that there is no one.

She ran to a lighted window, gasping for air, her chest heaving violently.

Bell bell bell ......

Behind him, someone passed by on a bicycle, and the silhouette was that of an obese man. She boldly asked, "Big brother, do you know where No. 198 is?" ”

The person on the bicycle stuck to the ground with one foot, and saw through the light in the window that it was a little girl who asked for directions, and at the same time, Shen Zilu also noticed that the other party was a middle-aged man in his forties, and his smile was a little obscene and greasy, and she regretted asking for directions a little.

The uncle said, "No. 198 is far away, and it's still ahead." ”

Shen Zilu said: "Can you tell me how to go?" I changed the bus to come back today, I haven't walked this area, I'm not very familiar, my friend is waiting for me at home, I'm afraid he is in a hurry, I want to go back quickly. He's in a hurry, and he should come out to find me again if he doesn't go back. ”

In fact, everyone can understand this, that is, to tell you, my friend is a local here, and he will come out to look for me if I don't go back.

The uncle smiled innocently, pointed to the front and said: "Go forward and turn left at the mouth of the alley, and then go forward through the two alleys and then turn right, you just look at the road and walk, don't turn into a small alley, as long as you turn in, you will have to work hard to come out, this alley is like a spider web." He pointed to the road for a while and chatted a lot of others, Shen Zilu barely remembered a few important intersections and turned, thanked him and continued walking.

At half past nine, Shen Zilu finally saw the familiar courtyard gate, and when she stood at the door, she almost hugged the door excitedly and kissed the two of them, and thanked the uncle who showed her the way.

As soon as I pushed the door, it was locked.

Neither of them came back?

I took out the key in my pocket and opened the door and walked in, the room in the east and west room was dark, the small courtyard was so quiet that I could hear a pin, I was really afraid to live in such a big yard alone, she turned on the lights in the room along with the kitchen and bathroom, and the whole small courtyard was bright.

Where there is light, it seems that it is not intimidating.

Sitting on the edge of the bed and charging the phone, a bunch of WeChat and missed calls popped up on the screen after turning it on. Swipe the message to see that the top one is that he wants to go with Tao Xiru to entertain customers, and then, he sends a WeChat message every half an hour, asking her if she is off work and where she has gone, urging her to reply to the message and call him. For Shen Zilu, who completed the cross-district bus reversal alone for the first time and went home smoothly, it was handsome to finally get rid of the label of a road idiot.

She replied proudly: [I just got home, and my phone was out of battery, so I didn't reply to your message. What time will you be back? 】

Ten minutes later, Guan Zhengxing did not reply to the message, Shen Zilu pressed back, and got through for the first time but was rejected by the other party. Shen Zilu naturally thought that it was inconvenient for him to answer the phone, and after an hour, he still didn't take the initiative to call or reply to her WeChat.

Shen Zilu was a little worried, he started to take stomach medicine last week, but when he went to socialize, he would definitely have to drink, and he was worried that his stomach problem would worsen and he called him again, and this time the microphone had already prompted it to turn off. Tao Xiru's mobile phone can also get through, but no one answers.

"......" doesn't answer the phone? These two people have a good idea.

Shen Zilu came back from taking a shower and called the two of them again, and this time even Tao Xiru's mobile phone was turned off.

Lying in bed watching movies, playing games, killing time and waiting for him, it was almost twelve o'clock, and Guan Zhengxing didn't come back. She has to go to work tomorrow, her eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, her mobile phone falls off the quilt, and she falls asleep with her head tilted.

At half past one in the morning, two people vomited wildly in the bathroom of the KTV, "vomiting...... ...... vomit"

Guan Zhengxing stood up straight against the wall and wiped the stains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, "How are you?" ”

Tao Xiru hunched his waist and waved his hand at the person behind him, "No, no...... Vomit...... cough cough cough ......"

Guan Zhengxing came to Tao Xiru in a leisurely manner and helped him smooth his back, "Let's go home after vomiting." ”

"Vomit ......" Tao Xiru vomited again, and then said slowly: "I can't go that far, let's find a nearby hotel to sleep in." ”

Guan Zhengxing set up people, "Let's go." ”

"No," Tao Xiru shook his head and became even more dizzy, "I definitely can't go, I'll lie here and sleep now." ”

Guan Zhengxing helped the person to walk out, and just after walking a few steps, he remembered that he didn't take the contract, "Tao Xiru, wait for me, don't move." ”

"Uh-huh," Tao Xiru closed his eyes in confusion.

Guan Zhengxing returned to the bathroom, there was a document bag on the sink, it was stained with wine, the hand holding the document was getting tighter and tighter, he looked at himself in the mirror, the collar was open, the tie was loose, and he still looked like an architect.

Back in the corridor again, Tao Xiru sat down on the ground and was already asleep, he dragged the person up, carried him on his back and walked out.

"Dude, wake up, hold on."

Tao Xiru was dragged into the taxi, and when he heard him report the address to the driver, Tao Xiru asked vaguely: "Why do you have to go back?" ”

Guan Zhengxing said: "She is afraid of the dark. ”

Tao Xiru smiled, "Damn......"

……

Following.

Shen Zilu opened his eyes and saw Guan Zhengxing sleeping next to him, his clothes on the back of the chair, and the smell of last night's hangover in the air. ”

She asked, "What time will you be back?" ”

Guan Zhengxing licked his dry lips, "It's two o'clock in the middle of the night." ”

Shen Zilu said: "I waited for you until twelve o'clock, thinking that you would not come back." ”

He replied, "...... How can you not come back, you are afraid of the dark. ”

Shen Zilu looked at him, isn't it love that a person who is drunk and a cat has to crawl home to accompany people who are afraid of the dark?

His shirt and the collar of his suit were stained, and on the table was the contract he had signed last night — the Murphy Building project cooperation letter.

There are two kinds of light that shine brightest in the world.

The sun with the look of your efforts.

When we were eighteen years old, we quarreled at the slightest disagreement.

After four years, at the age of twenty-two, we have our first taste of the nakedness of reality, the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and the cruelty of being eliminated by a ruthless society if you don't work hard.

Finally, I understand that only when we step into society can we grow up.