The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

Tao Zhi was in good spirits, looking around with great pleasure. As the surrounding scenery became more and more familiar to him, he realized that this was indeed the way back to the hotel. He was happy and smiled brightly, chatting with the boss.

Until four black cars suddenly blocked the road and surrounded the bicycle. The boss stopped his car in panic, turned around and saw this scene, his heart beating like a drum.

The car door was opened, and a group of burly men in black suits walked out. Gong Cheng walked through the crowd, his clothes fluttering, and walked towards them with anxious steps.

Tao Zhi saw that it was Gong Cheng. He was a little puzzled as to why Gong Cheng came back early, and then got out of the back seat of the car.

"It's okay, he's my friend." Tao Zhi comforted the frightened boss.

Seeing Gong Cheng coming towards him, Tao Zhi was about to speak, but Gong Cheng came with the wind, and Tao Zhi's hair was blown behind his ears. Before he could even say a word, Gong Cheng rushed over and embraced him, and a familiar faint fragrance filled his mouth and nose.

"Sir, I found you."

Gong Cheng's voice was so hoarse that Tao Zhi could hardly hear what he said.

The force was not light and it caused Tao Zhi's chest to ache, and Gong Cheng's arms, which were hugging him, became even tighter and tighter, causing Tao Zhi pain.

Because the hug was too sudden, Tao Zhi was unable to react for several seconds and let Gong Cheng put one hand around his waist and the other hand on his head.

Tao Zhi's face was pressed against Gong Cheng's chest. He could hear Gong Cheng's heartbeat clearly. The sound was deafening and made Tao Zhi's heartbeat accelerate.

Gong Cheng was trembling.

Tao Zhi realized that Gong Cheng, who was holding him in his arms, was shaking uncontrollably, especially the hand pressing on the back of his head. The trembling at the fingertips was something Tao Zhi could not ignore.

Gong Cheng's breathing was even heavier, as if a person drowning in the water finally got a moment to breathe, urgent and deep.

Tao Zhi was a little stunned, and tried to pat Gong Cheng's lower back gently with his hand.

"Gongcheng?" Tao Zhi asked.

Gong Cheng realized that he was out of control, took a deep breath, let go of Tao Zhi, and put his hands on Tao Zhi's shoulders, his fingertips still trembling slightly.

Tao Zhi raised his head and saw that Gong Cheng's eyes were blue and bloodshot, his face was pale, but the corners of his eyes were wet and red, and there were some stubble on his chin.

Is Gong Cheng worried about himself?

Tao Zhi and Gong Cheng looked at each other, and the worry in Gong Cheng's eyes made Tao Zhi's heart skip a beat.

There was a surge of emotions in Gong Cheng's eyes, and for a moment Tao Zhi actually felt that it was something called love.

wrong.

Even if it wasn't him, Gong Cheng would be worried if it was anyone else. After all, anyone would be anxious if such a big living person was lost abroad.

Gong Cheng had said it long ago that she was no longer special nor necessary to him.

At this time, Gong Cheng's throat was extremely dry. He pursed his lips and said nothing, his eyes only focused on Tao Zhi.

When Gong Cheng tried to contact Tao Zhi yesterday, he didn't get a response. At first, he thought he was sleeping or playing games, but he still couldn't get in touch with him until eight o'clock in the evening. He had to contact the hotel front desk, and found out that Tao Zhi had gone out in the afternoon and had not returned since.

At first, Gong Cheng thought he was just going out normally, and asked the front desk clerk every hour whether Tao Zhi had returned, but the answer was always no.

Gong Cheng kept trying to send messages and call Tao Zhi, until twelve o'clock when Tao Zhi's phone showed it was turned off, and Tao Zhi still hadn't returned. Gong Cheng couldn't sit still any longer, and rushed out of the meeting room in panic, and then contacted Mr. Gu to borrow some help.

At one o'clock they found out that Tao Zhizeng took a taxi to a Chinese restaurant, ordered five dishes and a soup, and ate them all.

At two o'clock, Gong Cheng got Tao Zhi's stolen mobile phone, which had been flashed.

At three o'clock, surveillance footage revealed that Tao Zhi had an argument with a family of three. Later, he was chased by a homeless man into an alley where there was no surveillance and disappeared.

During the time when Tao Zhi was missing, Gong Cheng thought of various possibilities, and even thought about how fast he would have to run to catch up with Tao Zhi in the dark if he found his broken body.

During these ten hours or so, Gong Cheng felt as if his throat was strangled and he couldn't breathe. His whole body was tense to the extreme and he was on the brink of collapse, but he didn't dare to relax at all. He could only look around helplessly, but failed again and again.

"Are you hurt?" Gong Cheng spoke, resisting the urge to go and check.

"No one was hurt."

"So why did you come back early? Didn't you say you would be back in a week? It can't be because I postponed my work and you came to me?" Tao Zhi asked.

Gong Cheng said nothing.

Tao Zhi felt a little embarrassed when he saw that Gong Cheng didn't answer him. It seemed that he had indeed delayed Gong Cheng's business.

Before Gong Cheng left, he repeatedly told me not to go out as much as possible and to keep an eye on my phone and stay in touch when I go out. I fell into all the traps that Gong Cheng had warned me about.

The point is that I didn’t return home at night, just like I had been hanging out in a nightclub all night.

"Well... I didn't go to the nightclub, my phone was stolen, and then I couldn't find the way back to the hotel." Tao Zhi explained.

"I know." Gong Cheng's voice was very hoarse.

Gong Cheng loosened his grip on Tao Zhi's shoulders, suppressed the worry and anxiety that he could barely hide in his eyes, lowered his eyes, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and gently wiped some flour that had gotten on Tao Zhi's face.

Tao Zhi felt a little uncomfortable and took a step back awkwardly, then pretended to take the handkerchief from Gong Cheng.

"I will do it myself."

Tao Zhi wiped it twice and stuffed it back to Gong Cheng.

"Where did you find all these people? They look like gangsters, pretty scary." Tao Zhi commented.

"It was lent to me by my partner." said Gong Cheng.

Gong Cheng's eyes fell on the baggy slippers that Tao Zhi was wearing. Tao Zhi felt a little awkward. He looked very disheveled now, and there were patches of dust and dirt on his clothes that had rolled on the ground.

"The slippers belong to this boss. He was the one who let me stay at his place last night. I have to thank him later." Tao Zhi said.

The boss who was standing aside was finally remembered and no longer served as a background board. Although his face was still a little confused, he realized what the current situation was.

So this little brother Tao Zhi is really not a homeless person? What he said yesterday was not made up?

The boss's eyes fell on Gong Cheng. Is this the friend that Tao Zhi mentioned?

The boss' mind was filled with the extremely ambiguous scene of the two of them hugging and kissing in front of him, and he felt helpless for a moment.

Maybe it’s because of different customs. In our place, we call this kind of relationship that causes pink bubbles to appear friends.

"No need to thank me, it's just a matter of a few buns. Since you've found someone you know, there's nothing for me to do. I'll leave first. See you in the rivers and lakes."

As the boss spoke, he rode his bicycle and found a gap to escape from the encirclement of the men in black.

Tao Zhi didn't try to stop him. Anyway, he had his contact information, so it wouldn't be too late to express his gratitude when he returned.