why do you like me

078 reunion

Jiang Chuan saw Cheng Jing again, three years later.

That day, he got off the plane early in the morning and went to the company. He held up his energy for a short morning meeting. He piled all the documents on the table without reading them. He took off his coat and fell asleep in the rest room of the office.

He was going to sleep for three hours to recover before working, when the mobile phone outside suddenly rang.The mobile phone used for work was placed directly with the assistant, and the ringtone that rang at this moment was so untimely, it was probably Nan Xichi.

Jiang Chuan covered his head under the quilt irritably, and within two seconds, he got up helplessly.The shirt was wrinkled, and he didn't have time to deal with it, so he just went out.The assistant is a little girl who graduated with a master's degree in finance. When she first arrived, she wore round black-rimmed glasses, but at Jiang Chuan's request they were changed to frameless metal ones. She looked at Sister Xianyu, but she was still a soft girl.

At this moment, the little girl stooped to come in to pick up the ringing mobile phone, and bumped into Jiang Chuan.Jiang Chuan gave her a disgusted look: "Going in to get a mobile phone is like a thief, don't say it's mine when you go out."

The little girl straightened her waist: "Isn't this a conditioned reflex of mine."

"Your conditioned reflex is too insignificant. One day our company was investigated by someone, and your conditioned reflex was to kneel out with the account book in your hand." Jiang Chuan complained, picked up his phone and took a look, and it turned out to be Nanxi pool.

Nan Xichi said a few words over there, Jiang Chuan hummed and hung up the phone directly, and saw the little girl still standing there, raised his eyebrows: "Is there anything else?"

The little girl tried her best to look like a royal sister, pointed to the crumpled shirt on his body, and said, "Do you want to change it, I will iron it...or go back and let the madam do it herself, huh?"

"Husband..." Jiang Chuan glanced at the ring on his ring finger, picked up the car keys and walked out, "No, you can go and do your work. Just hang up the suit for me."

Nan Xiangjun's restaurant was not far from the company, and Jiang Chuan arrived after only two puffs of a cigarette.There was a food truck parked at the door, so he had to go around to find a parking spot before entering the restaurant.The takeaway software at the cashier was beeping non-stop, and many people didn't have breakfast at this point.

The cashier placed the order while receiving the order, and when he saw the note, he called out a boy's name, and said with a smile, "This is the first time, and they told you to keep pop-up candy for you, why don't you want it?"

Those who are still eating breakfast in the store at the moment are idlers, sitting on the second floor and enjoying it.Only a few waiters downstairs were changing the new menu, and the boy whose name was called blushed and raised his head: "I, I am not a child."

Jiang Chuan passed by and was about to go in when he heard that he suddenly looked back at the boy, walked over to pick up the takeout order and glanced at it, then put his arms around the boy's shoulders and looked down.

"Chuan, Brother Chuan... Good morning."

The boy is not yet 20 years old, he came out to work and study, and he is also diligent in doing things, but he is very shy.Now being hugged by Jiang Chuan, his face turned even redder.

Jiang Chuan let go of him, put his arms on his shoulders instead, and flicked the takeout order with his fingers, and said, "Is the person who wants to give you the popping candy a man or a woman?"

"Female, girl."

Jiang Chuan clicked his tongue: "Baby, you heard clearly, you can take it if you give it to you, and remember to return it next time."

"What else?"

Although the boy is a little simple, he is not stupid.I don’t know what the popping candy means, but at that time, the crowd around the girl all had strange smiles on their faces, how could he really pick it up, turned around and ran away with the takeaway box.

Jiang Chuan didn't care about this, and said directly: "I didn't ask you to return the candy. The children are playing house. Ask girls to watch a movie, and remember to dress nicely. If you don't have beautiful clothes, you can borrow them from Brother Chizi. Ah , By the way, remember to make an appointment at night, and bring popping candy."

The boy was confused by what he said, and he felt that popping candy was definitely not a good thing.Nan Xichi came in through the back door, happened to hear the last sentence, and smiled disgustedly: "Teaching children indiscriminately, it's early in the morning."

"You know it's early in the morning, why did you call me back?"

Nan Xichi pointed to the food delivery truck outside.

Jiang Chuan was about to roll up his sleeves: "I took a six-hour flight overnight to arrive at the company, and I haven't slept for an hour, and you just brought me back to deliver food to you?!"

After Nan Xiangjun came back, he didn't go back to City Z, but stayed in City S, and Nan Xichi also came over.Nan Xichi had some money, borrowed some money, and opened this restaurant.At first, Nanxichi and Jiang Chuan worked together to manage the kitchen, and Nan Xiangjun was in charge of the kitchen.Later, Jiang Chuan started his own company, and when he became busy, he was only considered an investor, and rarely intervened in the restaurant business.

The money in Jiang Chuan's hands turned quickly, and after the loan was paid off, he took out a few more sums, and opened chain stores in City Z and City K, but it was Nan Xichi and his son who were really busy.At this moment, Jiang Chuan felt that Nan Xichi was joking, he pinched his cigarette butt to go inside, and said, "I'm so sleepy."

Nan Xichi grabbed him by the collar, and the crumpled shirt was even more ugly.Jiang Chuan rolled his eyes irritably: "What do you want to do?"

"You haven't been here for the past two days, so there's something I haven't said." Nan Xichi didn't find a place to sit, so he leaned against the wall and said lazily with his arms folded.

In the past few days, there are e-sports events in the sports center, and people from the organizing committee are responsible for the meals.On the same day, it was found that the food was not clean, and several uncle-style clubs made a fuss, and the person in charge had to be replaced temporarily.The person in charge is also very interesting in doing things. He directly reads the reviews on the food delivery app, and the one with the most five-star reviews will be selected.

The number of orders is too large to arrange manpower, so the waiter asked Nan Xichi for instructions.Nan Xichi has been around for so many years, and at the same time called all the chefs on shift back to Nan Xiangjun for distribution, and at the same time contacted the people on the organizing committee to find out whether the food in other people's homes was not good before, or someone borrowed it Find fault with the food.

Nan Xichi had the bottom line in his mind, and went there in person when the meal was delivered.Nan Xiangjun's craftsmanship did not drop in price when it was passed to Jiangchuan, and Nan Xichi was not worried about the quality.He watched his own people deliver the lunch box to the dining point, and after a while he saw people from various clubs coming to collect the bills.After a lap, nothing happened again. Nan Xichi was about to leave when he suddenly saw a girl throwing a box of almost untouched food into the trash can.The girl had a work permit hanging around her neck, and Nan Xichi walked over.

The scale of this event is quite large, it will be held for three days, with offline interaction and online live broadcast, and everyone knows that there are mistakes.It was the second day, and Nan Xichi didn't want to go, so he asked Jiang Chuan to take care of it.

After Jiang Chuan finished listening, he wanted to beat Nan Xichi up, "What did I just say, I haven't slept for an hour since last night!"

Nan Xichi raised the corners of his long and narrow eyes, with a half-smile and a faceless look, more like he hadn't woken up than Jiang Chuan.He said: "I can't make a lot of money, but this time there are many star players, and there are also many big-name players. You are the one who can hold the stage."

Jiang Chuan felt that it was too bad not to give him a beating, so he raised his leg and gave Nan Xichi a kick, and then walked directly inside, he wanted to sleep!

Nan Xichi grabbed his collar, and said several times: "Really, Chuanzi, I know why there are so many famous brands, all of them are potential customers of yours, and I specially reserved them for you."

"Your uncle," Jiang Chuan turned around and glared angrily, "Am I short of clients!"

The daily confrontation between the two bosses who want to break up at any time has made the employees no surprise, and the waiters continue to change the new menu as if no one else is there.No matter how unhappy Jiang Chuan was, Nan Xichi had such a face that he was not afraid of being beaten.Nothing to do, Jiang Chuan resigned himself to the kitchen: "Uncle, how's the takeaway going?"

With the experience of being in a hurry on the first day, Nan Xiangjun got up early in the morning today, assigned manpower, and is finishing the work in an orderly manner.There are CBD office buildings nearby, and there are many takeaways. The packaging in the store is clean and comfortable, and it is convenient for garbage disposal. The logo design was done by Huang Mao. For the lifelong VIP treatment, this kid designed it with extra care, forcing the black face to work extra hard to practice cooking.

The waiter helped to pack the boxes, and Jiang Chuan counted them next to him. When he saw that it was almost done, he made a glass of American style. After drinking it in one gulp, he put the empty paper cup on Nan Xichi's head, turned around and got on the delivery car.Nan Xichi leaned on the car window and gestured with his eyes: "You only wear this?"

"I'll find a piece of lawn to sleep on when I'm done!"

Ignoring Nan Xichi's "you will regret it" look in his eyes, Jiang Chuan called out the navigation and went straight on the road.

I used to be able to spare some time to go shopping with Cheng Jing. In the past few years, Jiang Chuan’s life has been filled with things like writing papers for exams, reviewing materials for clients, and being taught by professors. He can sleep wherever he goes. The daily necessities in the office are more The house is still complete.The only place Jiang Chuan can go often is Miguo Street, because he wants to bring back the golden retriever.In addition, if Nan Xiangjun or Nan Xichi didn't take the initiative to find him, he wouldn't bother to go there, and his assistant had to call his assistant to place an order for takeaway at his restaurant.

The newly built sports center was far away, and Jiang Chuan had never been there before, so he had a headache looking at the navigation, so he directly asked the two waiters who came with him which road Nan Xichi had taken before.The waiter was stunned. He didn't remember the elevated road. Jiang Chuan rubbed his brows and resigned himself to his fate.

He was sleepy, and even a little irritable, but he didn't have the habit of throwing his temper at others.At this moment, he dug out a bottle of refreshing drink from the car refrigerator, and told the two waiters not to talk, he needed to be quiet.Both he and Nan Xichi are good-tempered bosses, and those in the service industry are particularly concerned about their attitude.At this moment, the two waiters heard what he said, and they both asked if they should take turns driving to let him rest.Jiang Chuan shook his head: "Forget it, you are not familiar with the road, I can drive faster, let's finish it sooner."

He had no intention of being idle, as long as he was idle, he couldn't help but think about Cheng Jing, and then felt a little wronged.There was no way to express that grievance, so he pinched it directly from the root, and gradually became used to it.At this moment, it was so quiet that only the sound of the engine could be heard. Jiang Chuan suppressed his temper and asked casually, "Who did Chi Zi meet yesterday while delivering food?"

The two waiters tried their best to recall, and told all the people who had been in contact with Nan Xichi.Jiang Chuan snorted, but didn't hear any clues.After eleven o'clock, he arrived at the sports center and stopped outside to let the staff bring the work card.

A few people delivered the food to the restaurant, and Jiang Chuan took the lead, and then went to chat with the person in charge.This stadium can accommodate [-] people, and the flow of people during the game is particularly large, but Jiang Chuan only needs to be responsible for the staff and orders from some clubs.

Playing games has been a long time ago. Jiang Chuan walked around the venue at random, and the live broadcast was on a huge screen. There were separate shots of the players' reactions and the game interface.He watched for a while, but he didn't recognize the players and the game, so he turned his head and walked out.There is also a display screen above the stairs leading to the second floor, playing the introductions of star players and the highlights of the game in turn.

Jiang Chuan didn't pay attention when he entered the venue, but after he came out, he casually raised his head and glanced, and recognized that the person who flashed on the screen was Cheng Jing.

He seemed to be frozen in place, knowing that he would not admit his mistake, but he still stood there for a long time, watching Cheng Jing appear twice.Wearing a black mask that covered half of his face, Jiang Chuan would not be mistaken for his calm but indifferent beautiful eyes, and the game ID "sheep" displayed at the top of his resume.

No wonder Nan Xichi insisted on letting him come... If he had told the reason then, he might not have been able to wait for all the takeaways to be ready, and would have been able to run the red light all the way and fly here.Or, it won't come at all.

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, and was about to ask the person in charge when he saw a girl coming out of a side door, throwing a box of takeaway into the trash can with a look of pity.Jiang Chuan walked over, saw the club logo on the girl's clothes, and said, "Is this Cheng Jing's?"

The girl hummed in surprise, but didn't respond.

Jiang Chuan changed his name: "Is this from sheep?"

"It belongs to the young master." The girl showed a distressed expression. She didn't know whether it was because she felt sorry for Cheng Jing or the wasted takeaway. "Young master usually doesn't eat very much. During competitions, he eats even less. He basically only drinks fruit juice."

"Master?" Jiang Chuan frowned, "Is it a nickname?"

The girl was also confused: "'Master' is a nickname, don't you usually play games?"

Jiang Chuan: "..."

Jiang Chuan smiled, a mixed smile that he only understood. He raised his chin and gestured for the takeaway in the trash can, and said, "I don't play games, so I came here to deliver this. Your young master...doesn't eat any staple food? "

"No." The girl said, "The young master is picky about life, but he still has a good temper. The boss of this competition is not here, otherwise we will have to toss us to order takeaways for each hotel until the young master is satisfied."

Jiang Chuan: "..."

Jiang Chuan lowered his head and smiled, laughing so hard that tears almost came out.He held back, and asked, "Your young master isn't playing right now, is he?"

"I'm resting, and I'll play in the afternoon." When it came to the game, the girl showed a proud look, "Master, the game is fast, so we don't have to worry about it."

"Then wait," Jiang Chuan held the girl back, "Come with me, I'll find a restaurant nearby to get your young master something to eat, and you can bring it to him."

The girl stood there in a daze.Jiang Chuan took two steps outside, turned around and said with a smile, "It's okay, no money will be charged."

Although professional e-sports existed more than ten years ago, the entire industry is more like a circle in China, and not many people are familiar with it.However, in the past two years, because the second generation of the rich has become obsessed with games, they have formed teams to play games, represent various game copyrights, and develop live broadcast platforms, which have attracted more and more capital injections. The entire game industry chain has gradually formed, and more and more e-sports players more attention.

Cheng Jing stayed alone in the waiting room watching the live broadcast of the game, taking notes with a pen from time to time.There was a large glass of mixed vegetable juice on the table, and he only drank half of it after exhausting himself.He held the remaining half in his arms and sipped slowly. Suddenly someone opened the door, and the smell of food from outside floated in.

When Cheng Jing turned her head, the girl carefully picked up a takeaway box and said, "I have a special lunch for you."

"Don't eat." Cheng Jing didn't even look at it, but turned to continue watching the game.

"Hey hey." Knowing this was the reaction, the girl ran over in small steps, put the takeaway box on the table, took off the packaging bag, broke the wooden chopsticks and put them beside her, then gently pushed Cheng Jing shoulder, cute: "Please, young master, just eat two bites of dumplings, otherwise the boss will deduct my wages."

"Dumplings?" Cheng Jing was stunned for a moment, then opened the takeaway box.

There are only a dozen or so dumplings, and they are covered with a layer of egg white, fried golden and tender, with a few pinches of sesame seeds, mixed with the sweetness of milk.Cheng Jing's gaze flickered, and he raised his head: "Where's the person?"

"what?"

"Where's the dumpling maker?"

"In, outside... Do you want to see me?"

Cheng Jing wanted to stand up, but she only moved a little, and quickly regained her composure.Without changing his face, he picked up the wooden chopsticks, picked up a fried dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth, stuffed with three delicacies.

After eating, Cheng Jing continued to watch the live broadcast.Such a calm reaction made the girl confused. When she went out to throw away the takeaway box, she saw Jiang Chuan standing outside the hall smoking a cigarette, so she walked over nervously.

Jiang Chuan casually pinched out his cigarette and asked, "What's wrong?"

The girl thought that the two of them should know each other, otherwise Jiang Chuan would not have just made three delicacies fried dumplings for the young master without asking.But the young master's reaction was too calm, she didn't dare to bring Jiang Chuan in hastily, and she looked a little expectant.

Jiang Chuan didn't make things difficult for her, and smiled: "Go ahead, I'll look for Cheng and Sheep after the game."

While waiting, he had checked the information of Cheng Jing's team, and there was nothing unexpected, the boss was Yan Qingshu.He knew that Yan Qingshu was a fun-loving person, and he had also heard that Yan Qingshu had set up a live broadcast platform in the past few years.But he didn't know that Cheng Jing could still be inside.

The news about going to Chengjing again is even less than that of the team.Cheng Jing first trained in South Korea for a year, and then returned to China. Apart from showing up in official competitions, he did not participate in any other activities, let alone live broadcasts.Jiang Chuan patiently flipped through the comments now, and finally understood why he couldn't find Cheng Jing.Such a person, with the nickname Young Master, doesn't usually show his face, even if he sees related news on the homepage one day, he won't realize it's the same person.

Backed by several major operators, this event brings together several popular games, which is very lively and grand.Cheng Jing only played one game, and since the promotion match, he won three games in a row without blinking.Now that he's on the stage, there are cheers and boos.Cheng Jing didn't play cool or say hello, just walked to his seat, sat down, put on the earphones and logged in to the game.He was still wearing a mask, black, and the exposed neck and ears were white by the light.

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but join the audience next to him, and wanted to see Cheng Jing a few more times, so he sat down patiently.At the beginning of the third round, he went out and called the previous girl.With the takeaway, Jiang Chuan said a few more nice words, the girl finally backed down and took him to the backstage, where he stayed at the safe passage next to the elevator, blocked by two iron doors.

After a while, Cheng Jing ended the game. Jiang Chuan heard voices without the girls notifying him.The teammates stayed at the scene to interact with the audience. Cheng Jing walked this way and said to the people who followed: "Prepare me a glass of warm water."

His voice was a little cold and ironic, and the other party said a few good words, and walked quickly to the lounge.Jiang Chuan only saw a figure flashing through the crack of the door, and he couldn't help adjusting the hem of his clothes, only now did he feel that he really couldn't see people with his body.However, Cheng Jing didn't come over and stopped the footsteps halfway.

The one who had left returned and brought a glass of water.Cheng Jing took a sip and frowned: "Sweet? Take it away."

"The boss said you just finished the game..."

"Take it."

He looks like a young master at the moment.

Jiang Chuan held the corner of his mouth, and when the man walked away again, he pushed open the door and saw Cheng Jing standing on the protruding balcony smoking a cigarette, with his back turned to him, his figure slumped.

Jiang Chuan's eyes were fixed on the unconscious figure, and he kissed again and again with his eyes.Suddenly, he didn't feel uneasy at all. With his hands in his pockets, he just stood there not too far away, and yelled.

Cheng Jing turned around.

Then smiled lightly.There is no surprise, no anger, no avoidance, and no miss.He looked over with such a pair of calm eyes that seemed to see through life and death, and saw a flock of geese returning south whirling in Jiang Chuan's mind, and the sun was shining brightly.

He finally walked over.

Cheng Jing kept looking at him straightly, and when he approached, he said in a very calm voice, "Long time no see, Jiang Chuan."

Jiang Chuan felt that his blood was flowing backwards, and the thoughts, grievances and anger that he had suppressed for the past three years were rolling in it, but Cheng Jing's eyes were so pale that he couldn't complain, and there were ants crawling in his nose Climb, something is resurfacing.

Before the flames could emerge from the ashes, there was a sudden sound of footsteps coming from one side.Yan Qingshu walked over in such a big way, put one arm on Cheng Jing's shoulder, looked at Jiang Chuan with narrowed pupils, and said with a smile, "Oh, it's Jiang Chuan, long time no see."

The author has something to say:

The mentality collapsed, and the plot after the reunion felt wrong, so I rewritten it.