A Porsche on the side of the road sped past quickly, splashing rain on Chen Zhao's trousers and the torn pair of sneakers.

The coldness of his toes woke him up from his depression, and when he looked up, he realized that he had unconsciously walked to the corner of the street not far from his home. Just looking at his home, which was only a short distance of 100 meters away from him, Chen Zhao was stunned for a while, but turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

The gray sky was as bleak as his mood.

Passing by the door of the shoe store, Chen Zhao stopped. His eyes fell silent on the sneakers that had been left for him at a price tag of 40 yuan and still on the shoe rack.

"Big brother, are you here to buy shoes?" The fat boss who was looking at the magazine found Chen Zhao and smiled.

"Well, buy shoes."

"What? Feeling bad today? Seeing Chen Zhao walk in, the fat boss glanced at Chen Zhao while putting his shoes into the shoebox, and saw that he lowered his head and didn't plan to say anything, the fat boss added, "I'm just asking, you can say it or not." ”

"I'm unemployed..."

The fat boss was stunned, he remembered that the young man in front of him said that there was a wife and daughter who had a car accident and had bad legs. Instead, he asked with some concern, "What for?" ”

"Construction site."

"Construction site?" The boss was stunned: "Don't scare me." What's this? As long as you are willing to do it, you can endure hardships, and there are many jobs in the labor market, which are easy to find. What's so uncomfortable? ”

Chen Zhao was dumbfounded.

The labor market?

What is it? The same place as the talent market?

Job... Easy to find?

When Chen Zhao was reborn, he didn't understand these things in the future at all, and it was normal not to know. And the fat boss's words instantly swept away all the haze in his heart...

"Of course, if you don't want to, save some money yourself, open a store, do business, and start a business. Don't all young people like to do this?" The boss pouted and said casually, "Well done, I earn 1.8 million a month..."

The boss's next sentence made Chen Zhao's eyes light up again.

Starting a business?

...

After paying, Chen Zhao didn't put on his shoes immediately. He didn't want the rain to get the new shoes wet, so after holding the shoebox and turning his mood into joy, he went to the supermarket to buy some biscuits and new toiletries, and then trotted home quickly.

Just arrived downstairs, the Porsche parked at the entrance of the corridor made Chen Zhao pause.

He felt familiar, this... It seems to be the car that splashed him just now?

Hawkers, in fact, he didn't take this matter at ease, after all, it was normal for him to be splashed while walking on the side of the road. He wondered if this expensive car shouldn't be parked in this kind of place, right?

Looking for someone? But the only person who has a little money is the landlord. And the landlord is not this building.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Zhao didn't figure it out, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore and decided to go home first.

It's just that Chen Zhao, who had just arrived at the door of the house, happily took out the key and was about to open the door, but he was stunned by the sudden conversation.

"Xia Qing, I said, I am willing to raise this child."

"Are you leaving?"

"Why should I go? You can pretend to be a colleague in the company, but now it's not necessary, right? We've known each other for so many years, even if you don't admit other relationships, then at least friends are okay, don't I think friends are good? ”

"My husband will be back soon, are you leaving?"

But there seemed to be no sound for a while, and in a few seconds, the man's voice came again, as if he was talking to Xiaole, "How old are you?" What is your name? ”

"Wang Dong!"

"Okay, okay, I know, I'll just go."

The sound stopped.

Soon, the door clicked open.

Chen Zhao, who was standing at the door with the key but did not open the door to enter, saw the comer.

It is the suit and trousers worn by the high-class elite, and the black shiny black leather shoes. He looks a little mixed-race, very handsome, very good-looking, a little taller than himself.

This was Chen Zhao's first impression.

Wang Dong knew very well who Chen Zhao was, and when he saw Chen Zhao looking at him, he glanced at Chen Zhao with interest.

Washed some faded and white shirt and shorts, a pair of sneakers that look quite shabby, very rough skin and short hair, the face looks good, but there is a pair of very unconfident and timid eyes.

Not.. The plastic bag in his hand seems to be a cheap daily necessities.

Wang Dong smiled slightly, "Hello." ”

This greeting made Chen Zhaomu pause, and instead smiled reluctantly, "Hello." ”

"Xia Qing and I have known each other for more than ten years, old friends and colleagues. You don't mind if I come to see her later, do you? After all, I'm worried about her injury. Wang Dong smiled and added, "Old friend." ”

Chen Zhao opened his mouth, he didn't want to agree, but he felt that he had no reason to refuse, he wanted to think about it, he just lowered his head slightly, and when he saw his shabby sneakers and those delicate leather shoes, he was stunned, and couldn't say a word for a while...

He couldn't help but turn his right foot slightly, trying to get close to the wall and block the broken hole.

"Okay." In the end, Chen Zhao answered.

"Thank you, you're very reasonable. Bye. ”

Wang Dong waved away.

Chen Zhaopestle was left in place.

The cool breeze swished, rolling the torrential rain into the corridor on the second floor, and a wave passed, wetting the back half of Chen Zhao's body.

He lowered his head, his eyes were complicated, but he didn't know what was going on in his head...

Just stared at his broken shoes that were blocked by the wall.

The wind wasn't teasing him too much, the wind that swept in the other direction just rustled his loose clothes and pants...

Maybe.

The thing called inferiority that had grown in his heart had long since taken root.

...

"Chen Zhao?" Xia Qing saw Chen Zhao walking in expressionlessly, with some embarrassment in his eyes, and bit his lip, "I don't want you to misunderstand, so..."

"Hmm... It's okay. I know. Chen Zhao replied with a smile.

Know?

Know what?

He suddenly asked in the depths of his heart, what do I know about myself?

Yes, eight years of vacancy, he didn't know anything about Xia Qing.

How could he know what he could know?

"Daddy."

When the daughter sitting on the bed saw Chen Zhao, she immediately trotted over and hugged Chen Zhao's leg.

"Good." Chen Zhao squatted down and touched his daughter's head, for fear that her body would be wet and stain her, so he didn't dare to hug her, so he smiled and said, "Dad bought you food, and there are toothbrushes and towels." ”

Yes...

After eight years of vacancy, he felt that maybe he could, but he would also have nothing. But he knows that the only thing that absolutely truly belongs to him is Xiaole, the daughter in front of him who is in the deepest part of his heart.

He will care for and love her for the rest of his life.

"Xiaole doesn't like that uncle." The daughter whispered, and then raised her head to look at Chen Zhao, "Xiaole likes Dad." ”

Chen Zhao smiled: "Dad likes you too." ”

Letting go of his daughter, Chen Zhao's smile was a little stiff, and he looked at Xia Qing, "I'll go take a bath." Then, for some reason, he chose the cleanest and most beautiful clothes and went into the bathroom.

Taking off his clothes, he closed his eyes as the hot water washed over his cold body.

It's a bit complicated and uncomfortable.

Yes, Chen Zhao was suspicious.

He didn't understand the relationship between Xia Qing and Wang Dong, and when he remembered that he seemed to be talking to Xia Qing in a tone that seemed to be more intimate than him, he really didn't understand, what was the relationship between the two?

Ordinary friends?

Fools wouldn't believe it, would they?

Ordinary friends this tone? Ordinary friends, afraid that your husband will see it? Ordinary friends you've known for more than a decade?

When the words of this ordinary friend come out, won't they laugh in their hearts?

Chen Zhao didn't want to think about it, he wanted to take a bath, lie on the bed, and sleep with his daughter in his arms. He felt that if he thought about it, he would become more and more unhappy, and the more he thought of very bad things.

He also gave up the dismissal of the foreman that he was going to negotiate with Xia Qing, he only thought that he would forget about these things he was cranky when he woke up.

....

The water is off.

Droplets of water fell from the top of Chen Zhao's head to the tip of his nose and dripped onto the gray bricks.

Drip.. Drip.. Drip...

In the quiet space, the sound of this drop of water was very harsh to Chen Zhao.

Chen Zhao, who didn't want to think about it, thought that he wouldn't think about it, but at this moment, his heart had begun to fluctuate uneasily with the ripples in the water droplets.

The only uncertain factor is how far the seedling called inferiority complex will slowly grow...