"Drinking some water will make you feel better..."
Later, Zhu Maolin brought Xiaolu back to the company. He took a glass of water from the tea room and delivered it to Xiaolu. The two of them were sitting in the office at this time.
"Thank you." Xiaolu nodded, stretched out her hands to hold the paper cup. It was warm water, and it didn't feel hot at all, and in this winter, it didn't feel cold at all.
Because it was right next to the downstairs of the advertising company, Zhu Maolin simply suggested that Xiaolu come back here to have a rest if she didn't mind... There was no more words to say along the way.
Xiaolu seemed a little dazed, her lips were a little pale, and her heart was still frightened. She looked at Zhu Maolin, "Um... manager, don't you ask me about it?"
Zhu Maolin said calmly: "I said I won't get too involved in your affairs. I'm helping you today mainly because you have made a good film for me... So, your private affairs are
Your private affairs."
Xiaolu lowered her head and silently took a sip of warm water. She looked at the swaying water circle in the paper cup and said quietly: "I understand... It would be the same for anyone else. Who wants to be involved with those people like me...
…Get along. Everyone is more afraid of trouble.”
"It's good to know." Zhu Maolin nodded.
Xiaolu suddenly raised her head and said gratefully: "But...but even so, I still want to thank you today. Manager Zhu, if it weren't for you today, I really don't know what...what should I do."
Sad to the point of tears, this must be a face that can particularly arouse male protectiveness... This kind of weak and helpless derivation does not seem to be fake.
Zhu Maolin frowned.
How should I put it? We had just finished filming one day ago, so we knew each other, but the next day we encountered this kind of thing. For Zhu Maolin, the degree of coincidence was a bit unbelievable. He would take action to dissuade him just now if he wanted.
That man was thinking that maybe there really was such a coincidence.
"He wouldn't dare do anything to you on the street." Zhu Maolin shook his head: "I said just now, even if it's not me, there will be someone willing to help. Sooner or later... if nothing happens,
You can go back by yourself after you have had enough rest. Think about how you will face those people in the future. But I can make a suggestion. Most of these debt collectors have poor foundations. You can choose to ask the police for help."
"It's useless, those people!" Xiaolu shook her head vigorously.
"Have you tried it?" Zhu Maolin asked.
Xiaolu remained silent.
Zhu Maolin suddenly said: "There is some food in the refrigerator in the tea room. If you are hungry, you can heat it in the microwave. Just rest here for a while, and just be careful not to touch things randomly. I still have to work."
Without giving Xiaolu any more room to talk, Zhu Maolin walked directly back to his office, leaving Xiaolu in the empty outer office.
Because the client's film was completed, the employees who finally didn't have to rush to work were able to leave early today. So when Zhu Maolin brought Xiaolu back, there was no one here.
It was quiet, only the sound of some slight typing on the keyboard came from the manager's office. Through the gap in the blinds that were not tightened, Xiaolu could see that Zhu Maolin had obviously entered working mode, as if he had forgotten
passing of the times.
"I really don't have any resentment at all..." Xiaolu frowned.
Then, the ability to dream of the past cannot be activated... Perhaps, as Dazhe said, his judgment on Zhu Maolin was too rash.
But if she changes her plan and thoroughly investigates all the information about the funder from now on, it will obviously not be in line with her always efficient working mode... In that case, she will still use her identity as Xiaolu to break through the other party's work that relies on forgetful work. Thick walls.
The water that was warm just now has become cold now...it seems that people's hearts are also getting colder.
Xiaolu opened the door to the office on this floor and walked out alone. At this time, Zhu Maolin heard the sound of the door closing outside. He looked up and found that there was no one in the office outside, and continued to look at the screen with no expression. .
He himself didn't know how much time had passed.
In the deserted company, it seemed as if he would not stop on his own unless there was any other interruption...until he heard movement from the office outside again.
Someone is knocking on the glass door outside.
Zhu Maolin frowned, walked out, and found that the person outside the glass door was Xiaolu, who had obviously been away for some time.
"Why are you back?" Zhu Maolin opened the door and asked in confusion: "Did you forget to take something?"
Xiaolu smiled slightly at this time and said, "Manager, you are still working overtime! Are you hungry? You helped me just now, at least let me repay you... please have something to eat!"
Zhu Maolin was startled when he saw Xiaolu taking out a bowl of...instant noodles from the convenience store bag in her hand.
He opened his mouth slightly, it was the first time he saw someone treating him to something like this as a reward... Zhu Maolin sneered.
Xiaolu said with an annoyed look on her face: "Well...actually I don't have much money. Besides, I can't find anything else delicious nearby because it's too late."
too late.
Zhu Maolin glanced at the time subconsciously... It was almost twelve o'clock. There were office buildings nearby. There was really nothing to eat and... it was already this time unknowingly.
"But! Don't underestimate it!" Xiao Lu said quickly at this time: "Even if it is instant noodles, as long as you put a little thought into it, you can make it delicious... Well, let's borrow it from the pantry!"
Xiaolu held the bag, lowered her head, walked past Zhu Maolin, and walked quickly into the tea room. Zhu Maolin followed with a frown.
"Don't use it." He looked at Xiaolu, "I said, even if I don't help, someone else will step forward. You don't have to."
"It's going to be very fast!" Xiaolu turned around, her eyes full of hope, "It's going to be really fast..."
This uneasy and guilty look seems to come from the heart... No, this is something that can only be found from the heart.
...Is it me, thinking too much?
Zhu Maolin was silent for a while, then nodded, "You will leave after eating, right?"
Xiaolu nodded seriously.
"That's up to you." Zhu Maolin nodded.
Xiaolu then started tinkering with the instant noodles she bought with a smile on her face. She took out the seasonings, poured hot water in, then closed the lid tightly, and then put all the seasonings on the lid, which was... heating?
Next, she took out the mustard and sausage from the bag, used the fruit knife found in the tea room to chop the poured mustard into finer pieces, and then mixed the mustard with the heated seasoning into one piece. Next, she continued to cut the sausage.
It became thin slices.
The plate is a glass plate used to hold fruits. After Xiaolu drained the water from the soaked noodles, she mixed the sauce mixed with mustard and seasonings into the noodles, and finally put the ham slices on top.
Swirled around in a circle.
She held the finished noodles in front of Zhu Maolin with both hands, but said cautiously, "Yes, it's ready to eat."
"Why bother?" Zhu Maolin looked at Xiaolu's results and asked with some confusion.
For him who pursues work efficiency and time, such behavior is really a waste of time... In fact, it tastes no different from eating these things together.
But at this moment, Xiaolu clearly took out a bottle of orange juice and apple juice, mixed them together, found some ice cubes from the refrigerator, put them in, and sent them to Zhu Maolin, smiling: "This
I learned it when I was working in a restaurant. I mixed these two brands together and it tasted very good... Of course, it’s not as delicious as the freshly squeezed ones, but it’s okay.”
"You still have not answered my question."
Xiaolu lowered her eyes, as if she couldn't face Zhu Maolin's eyes, and whispered: "How should I put it... I just feel sometimes that even if I eat alone, I can't treat myself too badly. Even if it's very...
Simple instant noodles and the like, if you put some effort into making them for yourself, you will be happier... This is also called enjoying life!"
"Really?" Zhu Maolin nodded... There are people like this. In life, many people will think like this, and it seems normal.
"Actually..." Xiao Lu gently grabbed her earlobe with some embarrassment, "It's because I eat this kind of food almost every day. If I don't try something new, I won't even be able to eat it myself. What I said just now
It’s so beautiful that I can’t stand listening to it. Does it taste okay?”
Zhu Maolin had already started eating. He didn't chew it carefully or wolf it down. It was just a very efficient way of eating. He said calmly: "There is nothing different about the taste."
"Ah..." Xiaolu smiled awkwardly.
Zhu Maolin said abruptly: "But the appearance can add a few points, so it's not bad."
"real!"
It seemed as if he could be satisfied easily... It was just such a simple word of approval. Zhu Maolin was startled. He had been in the advertising circle, and it seemed that he had never met a young model with such a simple mind... Especially, this was
An idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
"Why do you have to eat this kind of thing so often?" Zhu Maolin suddenly asked: "It stands to reason that you can take over the job and not be unable to afford food. Didn't I pay you the remuneration yesterday?"
Xiaolu shook her head and silently cleaned up the garbage after playing with the bowl of instant noodles. Zhu Maolin did not continue to ask questions.
"I'm done." He finally put the plate down.
"Ah, okay." Xiaolu said quickly: "I'll leave immediately after washing these!"
"Yes." Zhu Maolin nodded and returned to his office.
Soon after, the lights in the tea room were turned off, and Xiao Lu quietly left. Zhu Maolin didn't pay attention, and worked like this for more than an hour.
The fatigue of his body was already reminding him that it was time to rest...time to go home.
He breathed a sigh of relief and packed up everything here. Before leaving, he subconsciously walked into the tea room, turned on the light and took a look... This place was kept extremely clean, and even the floor seemed to have been wiped clean.
.
"Maybe I really thought too much."
He shook his head and left the company.
She... has probably fallen asleep now, right?
…
The light of the car's headlights swept across the bus stop on the road, and I found that there was someone in front of the bus stop at this point... running around the bus stop in small steps, then jumping, occasionally rubbing his hands and smiling at the palms of his hands.
gas.
"Why are you still here?"
Zhu Maolin had to stop the car...he met this girl again.
"I'm waiting for the bus..."
"There are no cars at this point." Zhu Maolin shook his head.
"Then...are there any other bus stops nearby?" Xiaolu asked quickly: "I'm not familiar with this place and can't find the way."
"This is the only place nearby." Zhu Maolin shook his head, "Why don't you call a taxi."
"That's it..." Xiaolu nodded, "I understand. Manager Zhu, please go back first. I'll be fine. Look, the convenience store opposite is still open!"
"Well, then be careful." Zhu Maolin released the handbrake of the car again and drove out.
He looked at Xiaolu in the rearview mirror and found that she just rubbed her hands and sat down. She didn't take out the phone immediately and just sat there.
He reversed the car... It was too late. It would be okay if you just didn't follow some rules.
"Ah... Manager Zhu, why are you back?" Xiaolu opened her eyes curiously and asked.
In winter, her face is already a little pale.
Zhu Maolin frowned and suddenly asked: "Are you... planning to wait here until early morning? Didn't I just tell you to call a taxi?"
"I'll yell, I'll yell later. I can't stay here all night!" Xiaolu smiled and said, "I'm not stupid."
"Okay, then you can shout if you want." Zhu Maolin nodded.
Xiaolu took out her mobile phone, but saw that Zhu Maolin didn't seem to leave. In the end, she had to say weakly: "I'm sorry, I really plan to wait here, because it doesn't take long, just a few hours."
.Then…then taking a taxi is too expensive.”
The car door suddenly opened, and Zhu Maolin said in a rather helpless tone: "Get in the car, wherever you live, I will take you back."
"But……"
"Speed, don't waste time."
Xiaolu hesitated for a while and then said: "Then...then you wait for a while!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly ran to the convenience store in front. After a while, she ran back panting, then got on the car and delivered a bottle of hot milk to Zhumaolin, "Manager, you drink
Come on, it’s not good to drink coffee and tea so late at night.”
But she didn't buy her own points. Zhu Maolin guessed that she might be reluctant to buy her own points.
It was obviously very cold while waiting for the bus.
"Is it true that there is a lot of money difference?" Zhu Maolin asked suddenly.
Xiaolu lowered her head and did not answer: "Just take me to the stop where there is a night bus at this point in front. There is no need to take me home..."
"Oh." Zhu Maolin nodded.
The car drove slowly.
Not long after, Zhu Maolin said calmly: "The client also bought the film you shot. But it probably won't be broadcast during prime time. If the effect is good, I will recommend you to sign with this company at that time."
It’s an exclusive contract.”
"real!"
It was so quiet that only the sound of wheels rubbing against the asphalt road could be heard outside. Only then did a voice break the silence.
There really is such a girl...unstained in the mud.
Zhu Maolin smiled slightly.
On the road that I was used to traveling late at night, it seemed that it was not as long as before...it felt like the road was too long.
