Chapter 69: The Uninvited Guest
Although I did a lot of foreshadowing when I told Li Liang about this, he was still dumbfounded.
When I said that Mu Xichun used him to threaten me, he stood up from the chair excitedly and said loudly: "Old Wei, you still don't take me as a brother, you didn't tell me what happened!" If there is anything we can carry together, let's do it together, it's a big deal, let's jump ship and start again! ”
I pulled him down in a chair and smiled bitterly, and said in my heart: "It's easy for you to say, I've been struggling at the lowest point and don't mind starting over, but all your years of hard work have been in vain."
Fortunately, it was not until I finished talking about last night's events that Li Liang's emotions gradually calmed down. He didn't say anything after listening to everything, just patted me on the shoulder.
I understand what he means, we don't need to be too polite between us, we can understand each other's hearts in each other's hearts.
"Wait for Anne to come, you must help me talk, Anne has always wanted me to work in her studio after I quit, and now she must be angry with me!" I instructed Li Liang to say.
"Anne invited you to work in her studio? Do you know how to take pictures? Li Liang asked in surprise.
"No, that's why I think I won't help her if I go, but will drag her down, but Anne has been insisting like this, and I'm not embarrassed to refuse, so now she knows that I didn't resign and will be angry!" I said helplessly.
Li Liang looked at me with a complicated expression, nodded and said, "Okay, I will help you persuade her." I hugged him and thanked him, I really didn't know how to face Anne alone at this time, which is why I pulled Li Liang with me.
A moment later, Anne finally arrived, still dressed neatly as usual, but not looking very emotional.
After Anne was seated, I handed her the menu, pretending to be relaxed and said, "Anne, order whatever you want, don't save me any more money!" ”
Anne had just opened the menu and looked up at me, a slightly mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "It seems that you are very rich now!" Look like an upstart! ”
I smiled awkwardly, I wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but I didn't expect that the words I said were a bit like nouveau riche with no ink.
"Since you're so rich, you're welcome!" Anne's gaze shifted back to the menu.
She ordered more than a dozen dishes in a row, and all of them were relatively expensive, and I knew that she was venting her emotions in this way.
Fortunately, this is not a high-end hotel, and it doesn't cost much casually, and Anne obviously understands this.
From what I know of her, even if she is angry, she will never do anything vexatious.
I gave Li Liang a look when Anne lowered her head and ordered, and Li Liang nodded knowingly.
When Anne finished ordering, he finally spoke: "Anne! Lao Wei told me everything just now, and I just found out, you said that this thing is really hypocritical, and even I am hiding such a big thing! I'm afraid you learned about it from somewhere else! ”
"Yes, Brother Xiang told me!" Anne chimed in.
"Tut-tut, I knew that you really deserve to live in a warehouse with your unobtrusive virtue!" Li Liang turned his face to me and said in a loud voice.
I quietly stretched out my leg and stepped on his foot hard, I asked him to help me speak, but I didn't expect this thing to take the opportunity to ridicule me.
Li Liang was in pain, but naturally understood what I meant, and hurriedly said: "But I think it's good to let you suffer a little, so as to change your unobtrusive character." Although Mr. Mu tricked you, he didn't necessarily know that this was a bad thing, at least you have more than 100,000 all of a sudden now, if it weren't for Mr. Mu's means, would your kid have this 100,000 today! ”
I was silent, although what Li Liang said was ugly, but what he said was true, if it wasn't for the pressure, I wouldn't have the motivation to live in the warehouse and work part-time anyway.
Li Liang turned his gaze to Anne and continued: "Anne, I know that you want to help Lao Wei and want him to go to your studio to help you, but I think Lao Wei is right not to resign this time, he is already an adult, you can't always take care of him, he should grow up by himself." ”
"What are you talking about! What should I have grown up on my own? I grew up on your milk? "I really can't stand his kind of praise and disparagement.
Li Liang smiled maliciously, and ignored me and continued: "But then again, Mr. Mu can invite you to stay this time and agree to give you a salary increase and provide housing, it can be seen that Mr. Mu still attaches great importance to you, I think it is the right choice for you to stay, and there is a lot of room for development in the future." ”
I glared at Li Liang and tried to remind him that I just asked him to speak for me, and didn't let him even say these details, but unfortunately Li Liang didn't understand what I meant, and still told him everything.
When Li Liang said these words, Anne's expression became serious, and when Li Liang finished speaking, she looked at me and asked, "Mr. Mu, in order to stay, you actually gave you a salary increase and housing?" ”
"Not really!" I was about to explain, but Li Liang grabbed the conversation.
And it was a luxury house that Mr. Mu personally bought and gave him free use. You must know that the company's senior leaders only provide some housing subsidies, which shows how much Mr. Mu attaches importance to him. ”
"Oh, what to give me free use, is it good for me to ask for it. And that house is just her private investment, and she is idle anyway. I said, Li Liang, can you stop doing this? I rebuked.
When he said this, it seemed that I stayed here for profit, but then again, what is it for if it is not for profit?
It's just that if Anne understands this, I'm afraid she will feel that the friendship between us is not as good as this benefit, so it is inevitable that there will be some misunderstandings out of thin air.
Anne was silent for a while, looked up and smiled, "It's okay, it's a good thing, after you say this, even I think you should stay." As long as you're all okay! Anne looked relaxed, but I could see the reluctance in her smile.
The whole process of the meal seemed to be quite harmonious on the surface, and Anne seemed to have a good appetite, and she was full of praise as she ate, commenting on the merits of each dish one by one, without mentioning the topic at all.
During this period, Li Liang secretly looked at me once, and obviously he could see that Anne's emotions were not as relaxed as she appeared, but none of us said anything.
After eating, we went out of the restaurant together, and when Li Liang went to pick up the car, Anne looked back at me, her eyes were full of complicated looks, and after a long time, she said to me softly: "Brother, I hope your choice is right!" With that, he turned around and walked to the side of the road and reached out to stop a taxi.
I raised my hand and was just about to say: Let Li Liang send you, but before the words could be spoken, she had already gotten into the taxi.
My hands hung down weakly from mid-air, looking at the taxi that was gradually moving away, and Anne looked a little shadowy in the taxi under the illumination of her opposite headlights, and I felt a little inexplicably sad.
I also had no intention of asking Li Liang to send me back, so I sent a message to Li Liang and stopped a taxi and left.
In the car, I kept thinking about Anne's words as she left: I hope you made the right choice.
The choice she said was obviously my choice to stay with the company, but the look in her eyes made me clearly feel that she seemed to mean something else.
But I couldn't grasp what it meant, and I still couldn't figure out a clue from the chaos of thoughts until I got to the door.
I took out the key and opened the door, opened the door and found that the light in the room was on, I was a little strange, when I left in the morning, I remember very clearly, I remember that the light was turned off, why is the light on at the moment? Is it a thief?
I couldn't help but be vigilant, picked up the broom by the door, and tiptoed into the room. I looked around the living room, but there was no one in it.
I vigilantly checked all corners of the living room and there was nothing abnormal, at this time I suddenly heard a slight noise from the kitchen, which couldn't help but make my heart beat wildly, it seemed that the bandits were in the kitchen.
I slipped to the kitchen door with a broom and listened again, but I didn't hear anything. I took a deep breath and jumped out with all my might, yelling, "Don't move!" ”
As I shouted, I saw a woman with her back to me, a pot in her hand, pouring something into the bowl.
After my brain received the information from my eyes, from the back and dress of this woman, I immediately concluded that this woman was Mu Xichun.
Just as I shouted, Mu Xichun also screamed in fright, and the pot in her hand was reflexively thrown into the air.
Only then did I realize that the pot was actually noodles, and at this moment, all the boiling water and noodles in the pot were thrown into the air, and from the steaming steam, it was obvious that the pot of noodles had just boiled.
And coincidentally, this pot of noodles happened to be thrown on top of her head by her, and seeing that the steaming noodles were about to fall on her head, I reflexively threw away the broom and rushed up.
Luckily, the kitchen wasn't too big, and I had rushed to her before the noodles fell, but it was too late for Rao to pull her away, so I had to put my arms around her neck and protect her underneath.
At the same time, the noodles and soup in the air fell on my arms and back, and there was a burning pain on my skin.
When I felt that there was no more things on my back, I hurriedly got up, quickly took off my shirt, ran to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and rinsed my back with cold water, which was already hot, and then I felt that the pain was relieved somewhat.
I looked sideways in the mirror and saw that my back was flushed, and it was inevitable that it would blister.
At this time, Mu Xichun ran in in a panic, ignoring my shirtlessness, staring at a pair of frightened eyes and saying, "You...... How are you? She was probably stupefied, and her tone of voice trembled a little.
I wiped a handful of water from my face and said angrily, "What are you doing here with me?" My eldest lady? I almost yelled at her.
"I ...... I just wanted to, wanted to come and cook! No...... No, I just wanted you to cook for me......" she said incoherently.