C9 Chapter 9

When the man pushed open the door, the smell of smoke that assaulted his nose made him frown. The office was filled with the smell of smoke almost all day, but it had never been so early in the morning.

With a single glance, he saw the man who was' puffing and swallowing the clouds'!

In a spacious office, Jin Shizhan sat back in his chair in front of a large window. His white shirt was open at the neck, his black windbreaker was thrown onto the sofa beside him, and his legs were crossed upright on the dark red desk. This was not a refined posture, but his actions surprisingly suited his temperament.

Jin Shizhan closed his eyes and took a puff of smoke. When he heard the door open, he slightly opened his eyes and saw a man with a surprised look on his face.

Ji Ruofei walked in and closed the door. He looked at Jin Shizhan and laughed. How did you get here so early? Or did you look at the wrong table? Did you think it was already 12 o'clock in the afternoon? "

Jin Shizhan didn't refute him after hearing the sarcasm in his words, because he did get up too early today.

"You came early as well!"

"I always come at this time!" Ji Ruofei glared at him and tossed a stack of papers onto his desk. Jin Shizhan looked at it and didn't say anything.

Noticing that there was something wrong with him, Ji Ruofei looked Jin Shizhan up and down and asked: "Why are your spirits so bad?" He then looked at the black windbreaker that was thrown to the side and ridiculed, "You were wearing this outfit yesterday as well! Did you spend the night at some beauty's house last night? "

Jin Shizhan just smiled. He didn't say yes or no. Ji Ruofei was very dissatisfied with his nonchalant attitude.

"Hey!" Say something? "Why are you acting so deep in the morning!" Ye Zichen roared, then reached his hand over to grab the cigarette in Jin Shizhan's hand. The only one who dared to talk to Jin Shizhan like that was him.

Jin Shizhan stood up and slightly flashed. He held Ji Ruofei's wrist with one hand and put out the cigarette in the ashtray with the other. Ji Ruofei laughed and sat down on the table. This time, both of them were in an uncivilized position.

"You look in a good mood?" Jin Shizhan asked with narrowed eyes. At the same time, he was sizing up the well-dressed person in front of him, showing his good taste from head to toe. Even his tie was the most fashionable style of wear.

No matter how he looked at it, he was just a man that pampered the eyes.

As Jin Shizhan sized him up, Ji Ruofei slightly raised his head and showed his most perfect side. He remembered Jin Shizhan saying that his expression was very pretty.

"No matter how good it is, it still isn't as good as you..." Lifting the corner of his mouth, he touched the corner of Jin Shizhan's mouth, "What good stuff did you eat that you can't even wipe your mouth clean?"

Jin Shizhan let go of him and smiled without saying a word. He picked up the cigarette on the table and flicked it away. Then, he took the top cigarette and lit it up skillfully. Within a few seconds, the faint taste of mint filled the air between the two of them.

"You really like stuff like cigarettes!" Ji Ruofei got down from the table and slightly tidied up his clothes.

Jin Shizhan blew a mouthful of smoke and said with a smile that was not a smile, "That's right! The taste is pretty good. "

Ji Ruofei instantly frowned but quickly let go. He asked without any care: "Qian Ye?"

This time, it was Jin Shizhan's turn to frown.

"Do you know? I really don't like your character! " Jin Shizhan roughly put out the cigarette and snapped the smoke that had been burning for less than a minute. Soon, Jin Shizhan lit another cigarette.

"Is that why we can't be together?" Ji Ruofei's voice carried a trace of undetectable excitement.

Jin Shizhan shook his head and finally revealed a tired expression.

"That's not the reason, you know --"

At 6: 30 PM, Qian Ye hung the business sign at the door. After wiping the glass on the door twice with a white cloth, he turned around and walked into the shop. He continued to wipe the other places, time after time, back and forth. Not until the door was pushed open did someone call out to him.

Qian Ye was stunned for a moment and stopped what he was doing. He turned around and looked at the door, Aa Qiang was walking towards him. Because Aa Qiang was wearing a thick snowsuit, he looked like a bear, with Qian Ye's coat in his hand.

"Why are you daydreaming so early in the morning?" Aa Qiang immediately asked.

Qian Ye smiled and put the towel aside.

"Why are you so early? What's the matter? "

"Why can't I come find you when I'm fine?" Glaring at him, Aa Qiang handed the jacket in his hands to Qian Ye, "I have an early shift today. "Argh!" Lao Zheng helped you store your clothes, so no one should have touched them. "

I told him last night that I got the clothes back early this morning. Qian Ye was both touched and helpless, but he didn't show it.

"Thank you!" He took it and hung it on his arm.

Aa Qiang seemed to be used to Ye Zichen's attitude, so it was enough for him to just say "thank you".

"Look at what's missing."

"It doesn't matter, there's not much money in the wallet." Qian Ye laughed indifferently.

"It's all money!" Aa Qiang growled. Actually, he knew that Qian Ye was extremely frugal during his daily life.

"Got it!" I'll watch it later. "

"Why do you look so bad?" Aa Qiang looked at Qian Ye's pale face with dark circles under his eyes.

Qian Ye laughed without a single flaw, "Nothing." Didn't sleep well last night -- you're in a hurry, aren't you? "Let's go!" He touched the topic and pointed to the clock on the wall, reminding Aa Qiang it was almost seven.

Although he still had some doubts, it was too late. Aa Qiang left a message, "If you are not feeling well, close the restaurant for a rest earlier today" and then left in a hurry.

Close down early? Qian Ye smiled wryly as he watched Qian Ye leave in a hurry. He took out his wallet and opened it. It was not to see if there was any money missing, but to look at the photo in his wallet.

It was the only precious thing he had now.

On the layer of wallet that was specially used to store photos, a photo was folded and placed inside. After hesitating for a moment, Qian Ye slowly took out the photos and unfurled them …

In the photo, four men in police uniform were standing together. In the middle of the picture, there were two men. One of them had a warm smile on his face, while the other had a calm smile.

Qian Ye's expression became stiff. He blinked and put the photo back. He thought for a while, then took it out again. After thinking for a while, he put it back. Qian Ye frowned after his repeated actions. Even he felt a little disgust for himself.

Qian Ye, you are such a loathsome person...

During lunch break, Qian Ye carried two bags of garbage to the garbage dump in the back alley and put the black garbage bag at the designated place. The morning's work had finally ended. After a sigh of relief, Qian Ye felt a sudden ache in his waist. He couldn't help but lean against the wall to support his body. He reached out to rub his back and felt that it still hadn't gotten better.

His body … felt like it had been damaged.

Qian Ye knew that his body was no longer the same as before. Even if it wasn't due to excessive sexual behavior, he had already seen himself clearly. Although the current him wasn't 'shoulder-to-shoulder' or 'hands-off' yet, it was difficult for him to lift something that was slightly heavier. He had already lost more than just his physical strength.

"Hmm..." Qian Ye couldn't help but snort as he straightened his body. The pain from the hidden part of his back hadn't disappeared. Qian Ye wondered why he didn't feel much pain at first, but the result became more obvious later on.

Qian Ye frowned and looked at the garbage bag that he just threw. One of them was filled with his bed sheets. The bedclothes that had been made into a mess didn't even have any value in washing them. Even if the surface was cleaned, some things would remain on it forever.

Just like him.

Qian Ye knew that he was not qualified to blame Jin Shizhan, because everything was voluntary. Last night it was, before — and so it was. He refused to think about it.

He didn't even know how to get there in the next minute.

When it was not yet 5 PM, Qian Ye stretched his stiff fingers and decided to close the restaurant.

There had been no guests all day because it was too cold. Last night's rain announced the arrival of winter. Who knew how many people were not used to this sudden change? Suddenly, the number of people walking on the street started increasing, and the multicolored scarves and down jacket became the symbol of the season, but the number of women wearing skirts still did not decrease.

Qian Ye, who also felt the chill, hung the sign that the store was closed. Looking at the empty refrigerator, he decided to go to the supermarket once. There was almost nothing in the fridge except for two dozen eggs.

Flour! And he still wanted to buy flour! Every time he ordered flour, it was delivered to his house. Sometimes Qian Ye would think: Should he invite someone to come back? Aa Qiang had told him a long time ago to hire a shop assistant to come back, even if it was a part-time job. How could he continue to expand the store like this? Qian Ye did not have the intention to expand the store. As long as the money earned was enough, it would be fine as long as the store did not close down and did not lose money. However, in recent days, he found that he was becoming increasingly out of energy to deal with them. Would it really be better to ask someone to help him? However, he couldn't pay too high of a salary. It might even be lower than the average wage. Generally speaking, no one would be willing to pay such a salary!

After finding his thickest clothes, Qian Ye went out with an environmental shopping bag. It was almost 15 minutes from here to the nearest supermarket. It wasn't too far for Qian Ye, who was on foot.

On the way, he had to pass through one of the busiest blocks in the city, it was here, at the intersection of red lights. Jin Shizhan inadvertently turned his head to look outside the car window and saw Qian Ye, who wore a knee-length black coat, a brown scarf, and a red environmental protection bag on his shoulder.

For a moment, he even suspected that he had seen wrongly.

This man who looked like the husband of a family was Qian Ye? That Qian Ye? It had only been a few hours, how did he become like this?

Opening the window, he saw Qian Ye push his glasses. It was his usual action, probably due to the cold. Qian Ye put a hand to his mouth and looked like he took a deep breath. On the roadside, there was a vendor selling balloons, which he held in his hands. When Qian Ye passed by, he stopped in front of the balloons. He pinched his chin and frowned while staring at the balloons as if he was seriously thinking about something...

Jin Shizhan thought he wouldn't be buying those balloons, right?

Qian Ye finally shook his head and walked away after pushing his glasses up to the vendor. There was actually a little bit of reluctance on his face!

The series of actions lasted only a few seconds, but Jin Shizhan still felt like he had seen a movie and the actor in it was Qian Ye.

He actually felt that this man was somewhat cute! It was even cuter than lying naked in bed!

Jin Shizhan slowly raised the corner of his mouth and watched as Qian Ye's thin back gradually disappeared into the distance. He narrowed his eyes and rested one hand on his chin as he leaned against the window.

He could actually get up! It seemed that he had underestimated his physical strength. If he had known earlier, he could have been even more excited!

Such a vicious idea made Jin Shizhan's smile turn evil. At this moment, the red light had already disappeared. The moment the car started up again, Jin Shizhan stopped the driver and asked: "Is there a supermarket nearby?"

"Yes, it will only take five minutes to drive there. "You want to go?"

Jin Shizhan didn't answer and thought to himself: Is he going?

He hated useless things. As long as there was action, he would definitely get a "reward". He didn't know what else Qian Ye would give him in return!

In the distance, Qian Ye, who was standing on the roadside waiting for the green light, suddenly shivered. He raised his head to look at the dusky sky and thought …

and I still want to buy that yellow frog balloon --