After doing the math, Shi Ran now owed Cheng Xiuyan as much as fifty thousand. With her financial conditions, it was impossible for her to afford the lavish gifts that Cheng Xiuyan and Liu Min were going to give out the next time they met.
It was time to end the relationship of false lovers. Shi Ran asked Cheng Xiuyan if he wanted to go back to the house on Century Avenue and have a meal cooked by her together.
Cheng Xiuyan had always been obsessed with Shi Ran's cooking skills and readily agreed.
This time Shi Ran made a simple meal of four dishes and one soup. After putting them all on the table, she went to wake Lin Huan up.
Lin Huan stumbled out of the room and went to the living room. When he saw Cheng Xiuyan had just brought out three bowls of rice from the kitchen, Lin Huan was shocked. He covered his face and rushed into the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.
During the meal, Cheng Xiuyan couldn't help but yawn. Shi Ran told Lin Huan what happened during the day, and Lin Huan felt very distressed.
In Lin Huan's words, during the three days of New Year's Day, other people in the operations department could still find time to take a nap, but Cheng Xiuyan hardly slept a wink during the entire process. He was either fighting with the people in the R&D Ergou Department, being anxious with Lao Zhang, or forcing him to
I asked an operation and maintenance engineer who knew a little bit about the code of "Heroes" to contact Liu Kai and try to find some ideas for solving online problems.
Only then did Shi Ran know that Liu Kai and Kong Wen had already blocked Cheng Xiuyan's contact information, and they would never sell Cheng Xiuyan's face.
In the end, Cheng Xiuyan called Liu Yu, and Liu Yu convinced Liu Kai and gave the operation and maintenance engineer a few words to finally fix the bug that caused players to frequently disconnect and be unable to recharge.
"He's so tired, and you keep him busy all day." Lin Huan pouted and glared at Shi Ran, "Let him have a full meal later and let him sleep at our house before leaving. He's too busy driving in this state.
It’s dangerous.”
Since Lin Huan was willing to give up his room to Cheng Xiuyan to catch up on his sleep, Shi Ran couldn't say anything to refuse.
After one night, Shi Ran got up early and went out with Lin Huan who was going to the company.
Lin Huan repeatedly asked Shi Ran to go home and watch Shi Jianning and come back early. Cheng Xiuyan didn't wake up after sleeping for so long. Maybe he was exhausted and was about to get sick.
In the morning, I accompanied Shi Jianning to the health center to get the water done. At noon, I had a meal of northwest-flavored noodles made by Liu Min at home. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Shi Ran returned home to Century Avenue and heard Cheng Xiuyan's violent coughing coming from Lin Huan's room.
Shi Ran didn't want to take care of Cheng Xiuyan behind Lin Huan's back, so she sent a WeChat message to ask. Lin Huan jumped anxiously, telling her to stop being pretentious about the difference between men and women, and rushed into the room to save people.
Fortunately, when buying daily necessities, Shi Ran also purchased some common medicines. She took a thermometer, cold medicine, cough syrup, poured a cup of hot water, and knocked on the door to enter.
Cheng Xiuyan slept in a shirt and trousers last night. Now he wrapped Lin Huan's duvet tightly around his body. Every time he coughed, his body was shaking.
After taking the temperature, it was 38. Shi Ran wanted Cheng Xiuyan to get up and take him to the hospital, but Cheng Xiuyan said that he had no strength and Shi Ran would definitely not be able to lift him, so he had to take medicine first and lie down for a while.
Seeing that Cheng Xiuyan was very sober, Shi Ran stopped insisting and watched him take the medicine before washing a hot towel, folding it into a rectangle, and placed it on Cheng Xiuyan's forehead.
Shi Ran had some experience in taking care of patients. When she was in college, she was in the best health among the four people in the dormitory. Others had headaches and fever, so she relied on her to carry water and give medicine.
After cooking a bowl of white rice porridge and sprinkling some pork floss for seasoning, Cheng Xiuyan leaned on the bedside, holding the bowl, and slowly finished the food one bite at a time. He was sweating profusely and said he wanted to take a bath.
Shi Ran laid him back on the bed, "Our bathroom doesn't have air conditioning and the bathroom heater isn't warm enough. Do you want to take a bath or risk your life?"
Cheng Xiuyan laughed weakly, "I've stunk the quilt and sheets. She will be unhappy when Lin Huan comes back from get off work."
"Do you think what you are saying is human?" Shi Ran pulled Lin Huan's computer chair and sat beside the bed, "She will not dislike you even if she dislikes anyone."
Cheng Xiuyan smiled again and did not want to continue this topic.
Shi Ran originally called Cheng Xiuyan home for a meal, but Shi Ran wanted the three of them to discuss how to implement the "breakup" between her and Cheng Xiuyan.
Cheng Xiuyan looked so uncomfortable now that Shi Ran didn't know where to start.
The phone vibrated, and Liu Yu sent a selfie in front of a full-length mirror, [Outfit consultant, I will officially take up the post tomorrow, can you hold on to the scene in this outfit?]
Dressed in black, with Liu Yu's gloomy temperament, it's a pity that he lacks a pair of sunglasses, otherwise he really could have played The Matrix.
Shi Ran replied, "Change the black hoodie inside into a white cashmere sweater."
"Which one? Do I have that kind of clothes?" Liu Yu's voice came back.
"It's the high-collared one that Sister Qian bought for you on Double Eleven. You showed off to us that it's very soft and comfortable to wear next to you."
Liu Yu made a video call and broadcast live to Shi Ran while he was rummaging in the closet. Shi Ran saw the white cashmere sweater hanging in the corner and reminded Liu Yu of its location. After Liu Yu found the clothes, he didn't even say thank you.
, and hung up the video.
Shi Ran smiled and shook his head, muttering to himself, "You said you can take care of yourself, that's it?"
After receiving a new selfie from Liu Yu after changing clothes, Shi Ran replied "Perfect" before putting down the phone.
He raised his head again and met Cheng Xiuyan's complicated eyes.
Cheng Xiuyan asked Shi Ran several questions.
If there were two very good job opportunities in Shanghai, one was to cooperate with him and the other was to cooperate with Liu Yu, he asked Shi Ran what he would choose.
Shi Ran said without hesitation, "I am the R&D planner, of course together with Brother Yu."
Cheng Xiuyan coughed for a while, took a sip of water and asked again: "You are so worried about me these days, do you think I have betrayed you?"
Shi Ran shook his head, no.
She was entangled in Cheng Xiuyan's position because she was a member of the second research and development department. She knew very well how much the people in the second department once trusted Cheng Xiuyan and regarded him as a respectable boss and a reliable partner. Shi Ran acted as
Only a member of the team would feel chilled by Cheng Xiuyan's unclear attitude towards the disbandment of the second department.
"Although I may be wishful thinking, maybe people don't blame you, such as Zheng Cun and Brother Yu, they can actually understand you, but I just..." Shi Ran was a little speechless, "I also discovered in the past few days that I have a psychological problem.
He may have a mysophobia, lack of recognition and understanding of impure ways of being in the world.”
Cheng Xiuyan coughed lightly and nodded, "So it doesn't matter whether it's me or not. Do you feel that the emotions your team has invested together are not worth it?"
Shi Ran intuitively felt that the more Cheng Xiuyan talked, the more depressed she became. She avoided the important points and said lightly: "The feelings we put into it should be correct. You also have your difficulties."
"What difficulties can I have?" Cheng Xiuyan pinched his eyebrows, "I don't have any difficulties. I'm just an impure person and not worthy of your trust."
Shi Ran was silent for a moment. Cheng Xiuyan had never been so willful and fragile, as if he needed Shi Ran's "I believe in you" very much to regain his strength.
But Shi Ran still couldn't say it. It didn't matter whether she believed it or not. When things came to pass, Cheng Xiuyan still had his own position and choice.
But since they had already talked so much, Shi Ran decided to finish it all if he had something to say.
"Mr. Cheng, when I tell my family about the breakup, delete all the contact information between Liu Min and my dad. If they come to you in the future, just ignore them."
Cheng Xiuyan turned around and stared at Shi Ran for a while, then reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Okay, but you also have to promise me something."