Jiang Yang never expected that he would become a customer service staff after graduation, this was by no means his plan to go to the computer room to do experiments without taking care of food in college, he called the head of the department to sign up for him to participate in the work arrangement, saying that it was a mobile game editing company to recruit people. But on the day of departure, all the luggage was loaded onto the bus, and when it arrived at the highway, everything changed, and the teacher clapped his hands and called the names of the six people, and announced: "You classmates, let me tell you in advance, the editor is already full." Don't be nervous, I will assign you to be a customer service nearby, you can rest assured, the benefits are very good, and the five insurances and one housing fund are complete. The housing problem is also arranged for you, just opposite the company, rest assured, it is all hotel-level housing. The rent won't be expensive. It's a web game. You'll know when you get there.

He lives in a single room in an apartment building with a rent of 600 yuan a month. The environment is really good, there are furniture and electrical appliances, the furnishings are neatly placed, and the floors and walls are clean. As for the environment in the company, in the words of the man, it can be regarded as a hotel. You have to punch in before entering the door, and then the shiny transparent security door will automatically recognize and slowly open to both sides. The walls of the office hallway are covered with strings of company slogans and photo-processed and delicately designed copyrighted mascot stickers. Rows of brand-new computers in the office are connected by red desks, and in front of them are beautiful chairs, one for everyone. The customer service department has the most personnel, Jiang Yang has become friends with many people, maybe it is related to most of the interns from all over the world, and the topics they talk about are exactly what he wants to talk about, and the words they complain about at work are exactly what he wants to pour out in his heart, and their opinions and suggestions on certain things happen to be something he cares about very much. He is working in a project team with two partners who are also his roommates, and whenever they work the same shift, they will always go to work and eat together. His monthly salary has risen from about 2,300 to 2,800 for internships, and his consumption is very small, and now, he has tens of thousands of deposits in his bank card, which is generally not bad. Not only were the two companions in room 201 in the same apartment, but there were also two girls who were still in the customer service department, and they were classmates of his two companions. He had often noticed one thing: the two girls, whichever of them had come into his room to talk to him, and he felt that his two companions were inseparable, always casting their eyes from the hallway outside the door, as if they were very concerned. What's even more striking is that at dusk after work, he invited the boys to play badminton in the parking lot downstairs, and they smiled and waved their hands to refuse. But he lent the girls the shuttlecock several times, and when the girls invited them to go, they readily agreed.

After dinner, Jiang Yang was sitting in his room reading a book, when someone knocked lightly on the door and walked in without his permission.

"Jiang Yang, are you reading again?" The girl was not embarrassed at all and sat on the edge of the bed behind him.

Peng Liu was a mild-tempered girl, with dark yellow skin and slightly concave flesh on both cheeks; With blonde hair and full breasts, she looks older than her actual age, and she looks very mature, and she is a delicate girl overall. She has friends everywhere in the company, but they are not emotional; is sincere, in the face of what she is not happy about, she just sighs without saying a word, and can quickly forget. As for personality, it's hard to say whether it's cheerful or introverted, and if there's a personality in between the two, she's probably in that category – half each. She can take the initiative to get along with people she knows like family, and talk and laugh with anyone, but sometimes she often sits alone and thinks about her thoughts, and when she is in a bad mood, she can lock herself in her room for a day and not go out.

"What are you reading?" The girl asked, getting up and bringing her face to his, and he smelled a smell of shampoo.

He covered the text with his hand, then closed the book and showed her the title on the cover.

"Fog orphans, I've heard about it, but I've never seen it."

"If you want to see it or not, I'll lend it to you."

She shook her head silently and sat back on the edge of the bed.

"Why do you love to read so much?" She observed him for a moment, then asked suddenly.

"I can't tell you what's going on," Jiang Yang stopped reading, and when he heard the curiosity in her voice, he replied, "When I was in high school and college, I wasn't interested in books at all, but now somehow, I like to read these books so much, and suddenly I feel that these books are very well written." ”

"Oh." She nodded absentmindedly, paused, and continued to ask him, "Why don't you buy a computer?" ”

"What do you buy it for? If it doesn't come in handy, it will be a waste of money and time, and my pitifully small desk. ”

This sentence was completely unexpected by her, she thought, what age is it now? Anyone else who can't use a computer? What's the book about?

"Okay." She smiled, not knowing what to say.

The door was opened by another girl, who smiled wryly at Jiang Yang, then looked at her companion and waited. Peng Liu noticed her arrival and immediately stood up and walked out of the room.

"So you haven't eaten yet?" Jiang Yang asked the two of them with concern.

"Uh-huh." Both girls responded at the same time. Before leaving, Peng Liu turned back to him and said, "Come back and bring you something delicious." ”

Before the girl returned, he had no intention of reading, and spread the book on the table, thinking in his heart how to refuse the gift that was coming soon. Maybe it's time to pretend to go out on your own, go for a walk, or go to the supermarket to buy groceries. He walked back and forth in the room, hesitating. Usually the door of his room is not locked at night before going to bed. After about half an hour, the door opened. Peng Liu looked at him, and as she fulfilled her promise not long ago, she placed a bottle of drink on his table. He was about to step forward to refuse, but saw her look at him deeply—"Here you go"—and hurried away. It was a bottle of Nutrition Express, worth 4 yuan, which was quite a luxury according to their current standard of living. He hastened to pick up the heavy gift and opened the door, but there was no girl in sight, but a fellow man walking towards his room.

"Oh! She bought it for you? The boy stood up to him and asked in surprise.

"Yes, Peng Liu sent it to me."

"Ah, that's a big deal."

"What's wrong?"

The boy didn't explain, just kept muffling and sighing and panting.

"It's just a bottle of milk, what's the point?" Jiang Yang repeated.

"Of course! She never gave it to me. ”

Jiang Yang raised the hand holding the drink and looked at the pattern and text on the bottle distractedly, "Do you want to drink?" He asked, handing it to the boy.

The boy smiled and shook his head.

"Take it, take it, I guessed you want to drink, I just don't feel thirsty, so I'll give it to you." As he spoke, Jiang Yang grabbed the boy's left hand and put the milk into his hand.

"You really don't want to?"

"Well, I gave it to you." After speaking, Jiang Yang waved at him and entered the room.

Unexpectedly, when they were talking, Peng Liu was secretly sticking his head out of the room to pay attention to the twilight, and naturally heard the conversation very clearly. The gift she had just given was given away, which really made her unhappy.

After waiting for her classmates to close the door, the girl strode through the corridor, stood by Jiang Yang's door, and pushed the door open. "Jiang Yang," she shouted softly, then stood by the door and asked, "Why did you give something I gave you to someone else?" ”

He was surprised, and looked at her blankly, "I'm sorry," he replied, "I was about to pay you back, but I saw him coming, and I happened to be not thirsty." ”

"Stupid!"

Afterwards, lying in bed at night, Jiang Yangzai thought about it carefully, there seemed to be something in it. He wished the girl had paid more attention to her two classmates.

At noon the next day, after work, he sat at a restaurant near the company with the guy who received his gift for lunch, and the two of them had a very simple meal, egg fried rice and a plate of plum vegetables.

"Did Peng Liu send you anything else?" While eating, the boy asked.

Looks like he had that meaning.

"Don't worry, there's nothing else." He almost said: You're not going to be jealous, are you? I almost asked him: You don't like her, do you?

The boy let out a faint sigh. Jiang Yang thought that their conversation should end here, but the person in front of him suddenly asked curiously: "I heard her say that you love to read, what kind of books do you read?" ”

He mentioned the titles of the three books, and the boy immediately smiled, and there seemed to be a mockery in his expression. Jiang Yang stared at him with round eyes and puzzled, trying to understand the reason why he couldn't stop laughing.

"Reading those books?" The boy shook his head, his mouth still smiling, "Still reading those books?" ”

"What's wrong with reading these books?"

The boy noticed the seriousness on his face, withdrew his smile, and said seriously, "Hypocrisy, it's all too hypocritical. ”

At this time, he was even more confused, "Who is hypocritical?" ”

"It's not about you, it's about the books you read, they're all hypocritical."

"You think hypocrisy? I didn't feel it. ”

"Listen to the title of the book, and then look at the sentences inside, it's very hypocritical!"

He saw a slight smile on his lips again. Is the person in front of you right? How do people understand reading books today? Where is literature going? How on earth can people say that it is hypocritical? Maybe it's more than that - useless, boring, unreadable, a waste of time, not good at all, nonsense. It may also be reasonable that he has talked to others more than once about reading novels, and usually when he asks them what novels they are reading, they always take out their mobile phones and put those colorful pictures on the mobile phone screen in front of his eyes, and almost no one answers that they are reading masterpieces that are recognized by the world. Of course, he also understands that they have never included famous books in the line of novels. Although the world's famous books are very gorgeously written and have profound meanings, they have reached a realm that many writers find difficult to reach, but the result? As the innocent ideas of the old times slowly faded, and the new leisure and entertainment quickly developed, the shock of books has become weaker and weaker. The object of the book is ultimately the masses. People have always preferred simple and clear sentences, and prefer attractive words. He didn't know if the same thing was happening in other cities, or if there were people who thought the same way, but the fact that such people had appeared showed that the influence of literature on people has indeed changed today.

One day after work, a group of children who lived together stood on the steps outside the lobby downstairs of the company, waiting for the showers to stop and walk back to their accommodation. It was raining heavily, and the children in one of their dorms had only two umbrellas. After the rain calmed down a bit, Jiang Yang immediately said, "Let's go, otherwise the rain may get heavier and heavier." He forgot that there were three other friends behind him who didn't have umbrellas with them, until he heard - "Hey! A companion with an umbrella stopped him, "You're just leaving?" ”

He quickly stopped and walked back up the steps. Two companions had left him behind, shoulder-to-shoulder with an umbrella, looking at him. Obviously, the two are waiting for him to deal with the situation where the umbrella is not enough. "I'm sorry, I only have an umbrella." Jiang Yang confessed, smiling awkwardly at the two girls in front of him.

The two girls also stood there and smirked, looking helpless. Jiang Yang turned to look at the sky, thought for a moment, and simply made a decision, handing the umbrella to a girl: "You can use it." ”

"Aren't you going to fight?"

"It's okay, I'll have to run and get drenched." As he spoke, Jiang Yang jumped down the steps and passed by the two companions, "Take a step first." He said goodbye and ran to the apartment building. He thought that by making himself suffer a little loss, the problem could be solved perfectly, but in reality it was very complicated. One of the two companions who was standing in place suddenly stopped him, "Jiang Yang and so on." ”

He hurriedly stopped his feet.

"Take it." The shouter ran towards him with an umbrella, and he naturally took it. The people who came running immediately ran back again.

"Let's take a look, right?" Jiang Yang walked over slowly and said.

But the two companions did not seek his opinion, and he saw them go up to the two girls, talking to them one by one. Thanks to his common sense, he thought, at this time, he should not be bored with himself, and should fulfill them. He walked alone with an umbrella in front, and four people in the back shared one, or two with umbrellas, and two in the rain. Jiang Yang casually looked back and saw that they were talking happily. He quickened his pace.

Although the gift Peng Liu gave him changed hands and gave it away, he still knew how to be grateful for the picture. Taking advantage of the opportunity to work night shifts with the girl, he wanted to prepare to repay it. At 0:30 a.m., he solved the customer problems that needed to be solved in time, did all the handover work, stood up, looked up over the desks and looked in the direction of Peng Liu, only to see that she was still sitting in his seat, he walked over, dragged a chair from the side, and sat next to her. The girl quickly realized that there was someone next to her, and when she turned her head to look, she thought that the team leader was sitting down to guide her work, but she was very surprised. Neither of them spoke, until she turned off the docking tool and asked softly as she cleaned up the table, "Are you waiting for me?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Yang replied.

They got off the elevator together and walked out of the building, and Jiang Yang tried to find something to talk about that would keep both of them relaxed. Asked her about her work, but he didn't say anything about the purpose of waiting for her. In front of a shop that was open at night, he stopped and said, "Wait for me here." ”

When he came out of the shop, the night wind was blowing, and the girl shrunk her neck and pulled up the fluffy collar. "Biscuits and bread, you can take them back and eat them," Jiang Yang said as he handed her the convenience bag. "Huh?" The girl was surprised, "For me?" ”

He didn't answer, just nodded. The girl took the food and looked at him with wide eyes. He avoided the girl's gaze. The two walked the rest of the way to the apartment, Jiang Yang talked about work again, and the girl responded positively, but he sensed that she didn't seem to be interested in the work he was doing.

This time, he just regarded it as a thank you, but the girl seemed to have misunderstood the meaning. In the next week, whether it was in the company, on the way to dinner, on the way to work, in the staircase aisle, or in the corridor back to the room, whenever the girl came to meet him, she would always look at him meaningfully, and when she approached her, she would always move her lips nervously and say hello kindly. Jiang Yang was very careful, kept smiling, and silently completed the action of the two passing by. He tried to be as quiet as possible to her, of course, there was a limit, he had to greet her, he had to insist on the details of politeness, hoping that the girl could feel that he didn't have any objection to her.

After the early hours of the morning, Jiang Yang put down the book in his hand, got up from the desk, closed the window, opened the door and walked out, locking the door smoothly. He bought some ham and bread in the store and rushed to the company with a bag. The lights are bright in the office. He walked over to his customary seat and sat down, turned on his computer, and made preparations for work. Bobo (Lin Xuanbo's pseudonym) team leader often informs everyone in the enterprise QQ group that they want to go online in advance, and he always does not wait for the notification, and after 0:20, he clicks on the system. Approaching 0:30 is the busiest time, all the people who work at night will go offline, and the number of customers waiting will rise rapidly. Now, there are only two staff members left on duty in the entire office, and they are all busy doing reception. He doesn't feel the time passing, so he just taps the keyboard and focuses on the customer. Soon, the office door slowly pushed open. Although Jiang Yang was engrossed in it at this time, when the door was pushed open, he still noticed it. He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the person who opened the door, it was Peng Liu, and he had no doubt that she must have come to find him. She brought a steaming corn stick, "I cooked it at home, eat it while it's hot," she said, taking the food out of the lunch box and handing it to him. But he was too busy to eat. "Let's leave it there for now." He quickly turned his head and commanded. The girl did so, pulling a seat from the side. He felt at once that the girl was staring straight at his face as he was doing the reception, studying his expression and the nimble turn of her eyes. Because the customer asked so many questions in front of him, he forgot to ask for a moment.

"Is there something wrong?" He finally asked.

The girl didn't answer right away, staring at him in the eye for a moment, confused, and then staring blankly at his fingers tapping on the keyboard. "Something to bring you food," she replied.

He smiled happily and looked at the corn cob on the table, "Thank you so much!" After thanking him, he was busy for a while, "Huh? He turned around and found the girl still sitting next to him. Why don't you leave? Anything else? He looked at the bottom right corner of the screen, "It's almost 1 o'clock." ”

"Nothing else, it's okay."

"It's okay? What class are you going to be tomorrow? ”

"Class A (9:00-17:30)."

He really didn't expect that. "No vacation?"

"Non-stop."

After listening, Jiang Yang stopped his hand suddenly, blinked his eyes, turned his head to her stunned, and then reminded loudly: "Oh my God! Then why don't you go back quickly. ”

"Well, I'll be back in a minute."

Peng Liu continued to sit on the chair and moved his body forward, looking at the words of condolence that Jiang Yang had entered. After a while, she saw the mouse pointer drag to the upper right corner of the wiring system and hang away.

"Dear, you'd better go back quickly." Jiang Yang stood up, turned his head to look at the night outside the window of the building, it was already dark, and he said worriedly: "Hurry up, or you won't be able to get up sooner." ”

The girl shook her head gently and unexpectedly, "It's okay, it's really okay." ”

"No, it has a lot to do with it," he bent down and glanced at the computer screen, "dear, it's half past one, you don't sleep at night?" ”

She still didn't mean to get up, she hung her head deeply and looked at the corner of the table and said, "I want to see you eat the corn I gave me." ”

"Good! I eat. He said simply, walked out of the office with the corn, sat down in a break room not far from the bathroom, and nibbled on the corn. He forgot to pay attention to eating in front of women, but at this time, he didn't care about it, and he cared more about her being able to go back quickly. Peng Liu also followed him to the lounge, she stood beside him, watching him eat all the corn in a hurry, and when the finished corn cob was thrown into the trash, she smiled happily.

"Thank you, it's delicious." He smiled and stood up, "Let's go back quickly." ”

"Well," Peng Liu replied, and walked slowly towards the intersection, at this time, how she wished that the boy behind her would stop her and send her to the door.

"That's right, Peng Liu." Jiang Yang shouted and ran to her side, "You know I'm working an all-night shift today? He asked curiously.

"Yes." She was excited.

"How do you know?"

"I looked at the schedule."

"Oh, that's right." He said stiffly, "Okay, you go back quickly, be careful on the way." ”

He didn't believe it. The dense schedule containing all the employees, he and she were not in the same group, and they could only turn to each other's names through the entire page number. He absolutely didn't believe that she had inadvertently looked at him when she was looking at his schedule, and there was only one explanation, that she was deliberately paying attention to his daily shifts.