Suddenly, the mobile phone resting on the bedside vibrated non-stop, and when I walked over, my heart sank, it was Xiao Dong calling.

"Hello? Why aren't you at your mother's? Xiao Dong opened his mouth to ask about this, he should have driven directly to his mother to pick me up on Monday, but his mother opened the door and told him that I was not there.

Hesitantly replied: "I have some things to do, and I may have to ask you for leave today." ”

The other head was silent for a moment, and Xiao Dong asked, "With him?" ”

I didn't know what to answer, so I was silent.

only heard him laugh lowly, and then said slowly: "Xiao Ru, when it is taboo to break off at any time, you either get back together with him happily, then you can also break my thoughts, from now on, I Xiao Dong will not do anything to you; Either break off with him altogether, then we try to start, whether it's in love or marriage, it's all you want. You have to choose one of the two paths, right? ”

"I ......"

As soon as he said a word, he interrupted: "I will wait for you to come back at the court before getting off work today, if you don't come back, I will make your choice." He hung up.

I have known Xiao Dong for so long, and this is the first time I have heard him speak to me in such a tone. Even if I didn't see anyone, I could hear the anger in his words, and he was a person who was rarely angry, and even when he did, it was not easy for people to notice.

If it was Zhou Yu talking to me like this just now, I would have made a choice that went against his mind without saying a word. But this person is Xiao Dong, don't say hesitate, I have to think about it, and the way can't be so rushed.

A person went to the breakfast room to eat, and asked if he could take it away, but the waiter said no, so he had to pay for a pot of porridge in the restaurant kitchen to bring back to my room.

When I came back to the room, I saw that Zhou Yu was still sleeping, and the quilt was lifted for him, and it seemed to be hot.

As soon as I touched his forehead, the temperature dropped a lot, his face turned pale when he turned red, and his lips were cracked and peeled due to high fever. I dipped a tissue in water and wiped it for him, it was slightly better.

After that, he sat on the edge of the opposite bed and watched the sleeping person in a daze, in fact, it was not a daze, but his mind was thinking about the past three days. From the time he found out that he was staying downstairs with his mother every night, until now he is lying there when he is sick, how many times his mood has fluctuated, and what changes have he made.

Thinking back to the thoughts just now, why can I go back to Zhou Yu without hesitation? Why can't he treat Xiao Dong, but instead turn his mind around and give an answer?

In fact, there is only one answer, habit.

Because I grew up with Zhou Yu since childhood, I have seen his temper, bad problems, and all kinds of bad things, and I am used to going straight to the point, and I don't suppress my temper. And Xiao Dong is a friend, a senior, and Bole who introduced me into the industry, no matter how familiar he is, he can't get to know Zhou Yu.

It's like a family entertaining friends for dinner, always focusing on the guests, and if the location is not enough, they will withdraw their own people, and they don't say that they don't let the guests go to the table, which makes people feel unfamiliar.

Zhou Yu is like a family member, and Xiao Dong is like a guest friend.

The distinction between intimacy and alienation was immediately apparent.

After thinking about this, I already had the answer in my heart, and I wanted to call Xiao Dong, but after thinking about it, I still sent him a text message.

I'm not coming to court today.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zhou Yu coughing, and he seemed to be about to wake up.

I put my phone on the bed and got up to pour water, and when I turned around, I saw him half-propped up, coughing and staring at my phone screen. I walked over with a glass of water, frowned and asked, "Doesn't being sick make you stop?" ”

He took the cup from my hand and took a few sips of water to stop coughing, "I woke up just now, and I saw you concentrating on your phone, and I wanted to see what you were doing." ”

Open your eyes and tell nonsense! If he did wake up first, he would have seen from his vantage point that I was replying to text messages.

Suddenly, he thought of something and reached out to push me, "You go away, don't be infected by me." ”

I said angrily: "Why weren't you afraid that I would be infected by you when you dragged my hand before?" "I had been waiting for him all night, and I didn't think of it until now.

He twisted his face wryly, and diverted the subject by asking something else: "Is there anything to eat?" I'm so hungry. ”

I gave him the polenta I had brought back, and I drank it all. When it was over, he asked, "What time is it?" Have you eaten? "When I saw that it was 12 o'clock, I thought things had been going on for so long.

Zhou Yu was making trouble and ordering again, so I went with him. Others have no appetite for fever and cold, he can eat like a cow, and it is estimated that he will get better quickly, obviously his body temperature has not risen again.

The rain outside the window finally stopped, and God was afraid that the most willful arbiter had deliberately stopped the rain in the afternoon, meaning to go back to City A immediately, so that I could just get back to the court before I got off work at five o'clock. But just now I had already made a decision and told Xiao Dong about the decision, and he only replied with one word after ten minutes - okay.

He can't see his joy or anger, he can't see through his mind, just like he has always been.

"Jia Xiaoru, if you want to go back, I'll get up and drive you back now." Suddenly, I heard Zhou Yu talking on the side.

I looked sideways at him, "Who told you I want to go back immediately?" ”

"You've been looking out the window, aren't you telling me the rain has stopped?"

"The rain has stopped, can you drive a car like that? If you really want to go back, it's better for me to open it. ”

If Zhou Yu wasn't sitting on the bed, he would have jumped at this time, "Who can't drive a car?" If you look at it, I will definitely be able to take you back to City A safely, and you will find me to settle accounts with one less hair. Are you open? With such a big belly for you, I'm still a man. ”

This man is simply an embarrassed man with stubborn machismo, and he is too lazy to talk to him.

If I don't mention it in the afternoon, he naturally won't take the initiative to mention it, and it burned again not long after eating, and the person suddenly lost his energy, drank a few glasses of water and fell asleep.

We left at six o'clock in the morning on Tuesday, firstly, because he still had a cough but no longer had a fever and no strength, and secondly, both of them had to go to work, and they really couldn't continue to ask for leave. But I guess the time, and it won't be until at least 10 o'clock before I get to City A.

I looked at the time as the car was getting up and down the ramp from the highway, and it was past eleven o'clock after five hours of driving. When I arrived in the city, it was twelve o'clock, and Zhou Yu offered to eat first, but I didn't object, and he sent me to the court first.

When I got out of the car, he called me in the car: "Jia Xiaoru." ”

I didn't look back when I heard him ask, "Where are you going to live tonight?" ”

"Apartment." Dropped two words and walked into the courthouse, no matter what the reaction of the person behind him was.

At less than one o'clock in the afternoon, there was no one in the office area, and as soon as I sat down, I saw Xiao Dong walking out of the office. My heart was beating suddenly, and I looked down and thought he wouldn't find me. Seeing that he was about to walk out, he unexpectedly fell back again, and then, "Jia Ru? When did you get back? ”

was named, and he couldn't pretend to be a snail anymore, so he had to raise his head and look at the past, "I just returned." ”

He turned back to his office and ordered me, "Then you come to my office." ”

Xiao Dong threw me a dozen pieces of information, it was the economic case I was in charge of before, "You can contact this Chen Ming, his case is about to be put on the agenda, and all aspects must be in place, and evidence collection and investigation are indispensable." ”

I nodded, "Got it." ”

"I received your text message yesterday." I was stunned by his abrupt change of subject, only to see him tap his fingers twice on the table and ask, "Have you already made up your mind?" ”

"Hmm." I responded lightly.

"Okay, I won't take back what I say. In the future, I will pay attention to my words and deeds, and return to our previous relationship between superiors and subordinates, and you should not have any problems with me because of this matter, just like the original. ”

Xiao Dong's attitude was unexpected to me, and it seemed to be expected. He has always been such a calm and rational person, even when it comes to feelings, except for his sudden anger that day and he made it clear to me in his words, even if it was a rare time for him to be irrational.

He saw that I was silent, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile: "Don't be so serious, you and I haven't really started, just if you veto a proposal, then naturally another proposal will be accepted, and the person who decides is you." ”

I groaned and said in a low voice, "Senior, I understand this matter, thank you." ”

I didn't know what to say except for a thank you, Xiao Dong shrugged and asked me if I had eaten, and I replied that I would not invite him anymore after eating, and he was busy with things in the morning and still has no time to eat.

Before I got off work, I made an appointment with Chen Ming, the person in charge of the economic case, to meet tomorrow at the other company. Xiao Dong asked me about my progress, and after I reported, he nodded and said that he would come with me tomorrow. The two walked out of the courthouse while chatting about business, Xiao Dong paused, turned his head to me and said, "That's it for today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

After explaining his account, he walked straight to the parking lot, and when I walked out of the courthouse, his car drove slowly past me.

Seeing his car drive out of sight, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, only Xiao Dong can make such a clear distinction between public and private. Otherwise, he insisted on sending me again, and he really didn't know how to refuse.

However, I was slightly surprised when I circled around, and I thought that when I went out at the end of the day, I would see a black SUV swaggering parked there. After I made it clear that I would go back to the apartment, it was impossible for Zhou Yu's temperament not to take advantage of the victory to pursue.