under one roof

27

"It's okay!" Yu Chen responded loudly, and then said to Rong Pu, "Brother, I'm going back."

He ran to Yang Jian, just as Yang Jian was about to open his mouth to ask a question, Yu Chen whispered, "Can I lead you for a walk?" Yang Jian glanced at Rong Pu in the distance, stretched out his hand to hold Yu Chen, and left.When he turned the corner and went downstairs, Yu Chen was afraid that Yang Jian would be in trouble, so he quickly let go of his hand and said, "Thank you for helping me out."

"Then I can always ask now, right?" Yang Jian said, "Who is he?"

Yu Chen said embarrassingly: "His name is Rong Pu, he is my senior brother. When I was an undergraduate, he was studying in graduate school. Because he was under the guidance of a teacher, I met him. After graduation, he also worked in the same company. He used to be He was supposed to be in T1, but because of something wrong, he left the job, and I didn't contact him afterwards, this was the first time he met after leaving the job. I..." He stuttered when it came to the key point.

Yang Jian asked: "Do you like him?"

"How do you know?" Yu Chen opened his mouth in surprise, and immediately shut up as if he was choked, his face flushed.

"How long have I lived and how long have you lived?" Yang Jian said, "Otherwise, why would you want me to hold you?"

The embarrassment of being told by a god who doesn't eat fireworks is so embarrassing that Yu Chen almost wanted to throw himself into the sea on the spot. His face was even redder than before, so red that smoke came out of his ears, he lowered his head and hesitated. Said: "I know this is something I didn't handle well, and I shouldn't pull you out to cover my back, and I won't do it in the future."

Yang Jian sighed and said, "I don't mean to blame you."

"I know." Yu Chen said, "But this kind of thing... this kind of thing is inevitably unacceptable."

"What's in your head?" Yang Jian put his hand on Yu Chen's head, "Our civilization is thousands of years more advanced than yours, why do you still think of the pedantic things when the Qing Dynasty fell? Who do you like comes from your heart. I will neither tell you not to love anyone like Buddha, nor forbid you to love men like God, nor burn you to death like Allah. Tao follows nature , What do you accept or not, who can control you, and why do you care what other people think?"

Yu Chen is a person who advocates science, and he has never even studied philosophy, let alone religious theories that are more mysterious than philosophy.In his opinion, the Tathagata Buddha and the Jade Emperor are stories about gods, and gods are unreasonable. Who would think about what beliefs they have?The times are indeed different, Yu Chen will tell some people close to him about his sexuality, but he is unwilling to tell Yang Jian, because he loves Yang Jian, and there is never anything natural in front of someone he secretly likes, some are just cautious.

Now that Yang Jian said these words, besides being relieved, Yu Chen felt more sigh.Yang Jian sees that everyone is the same, Yu Chen likes whoever he likes, even if he likes Yang Jian sincerely, Yang Jian won't care.Because he is a god, the love of mortals has nothing to do with him.

"Hey, let's not talk about this." Yu Chen planned to change the subject, "Just the jade pendant that was used as a prize, let me tell you about that. It turned out to be a piece of jade, which was thrown away with me. Later, the orphanage The dean’s mother entrusted someone to make a jade pendant for me to take with me... I was born and brought it to the college entrance examination. Later, I had no money to go to college, so I sold it for a few thousand yuan. I don’t know gold, silver and jade, so I think it’s appropriate for them to ask for a price I agreed, and looking at it now, I may have missed [-] million."

"You have no father or mother?"

"Let's put it this way, I told them to abandon me."

"But you're not human at all."

"Why are you swearing at people!" Yu Chen said, "I'm not a human being, what am I?"

Yang Jian didn't intend to say too much to Yu Chen: "There are too many suspicious things about you, and I don't know how to smooth them out. Why don't you take back that piece of jade justifiably?"

"It's too difficult." Yu Chen said dejectedly, "I'm not as good as my senior brother."

Yang Jian thought for a while and said, "If you win, I'll promise you one thing, okay?"

"Not good!" Yu Chen refused, and said, "Why don't you steal it here."

What kind of character is he, Yang Jian, how could he listen to Yu Chen's words and do things like stealing chickens and dogs?He also replied: "Not good."

The two were chatting in the dark, the banquet in the hall was about to end, people came out one after another, Yu Chen said to Yang Jian: "It's almost time, let's break up. I'm going to the competition tomorrow, tonight Go to bed early."

"A game at ten o'clock tomorrow?"

"Ah."

"Come out for breakfast this morning?"

"No." Yu Chen shook his head, "I don't think I can get up. I'm leaving, goodbye."

Yang Jian waved: "Goodbye."

Yu Chen couldn't get up, it was already [-]:[-] when he opened his eyes the next morning, he was so frightened that he brushed his teeth and washed his face, and then ran to the arena quickly.When he came back yesterday, he should have slept, but after turning on the network, he found that the personal network usage rate of Casablanca was extremely frequent.He couldn't imagine what could take up so much network in this vast ocean, could it be a boring movie?Yu Chen was also bored, he tried to hack into that network, but the other party's security settings were extremely complicated, he researched for a long time but couldn't find the way, and then fell asleep in despair.

Then almost fell asleep.

There is a dedicated computer for the competition so you don’t need to bring your own. When Yu Chen ran to the scene, it was almost the usual deadline.Panting, he showed his entry card to the staff, and entered inside after confirmation.

Unexpectedly, Rong Pu was next to him.

Seeing his messed up appearance, Rong Pu smiled and said, "Didn't you get up?"

Yu Chen glanced at him and said dryly, "Mmm..."

Rong Pu said: "It turns out that you are always like this, late for class."

"Hush." ​​Yu Chen whispered, "The game has begun."

The morning competition on the first day is a browser bug, and one point can be earned if you complete it within the specified time.In this era, the web browser has been extremely simplified, and it is not even placed on the computer screen, but a VR stereoscopic experience.The predecessors have achieved the ultimate optimization effect in the development process.But the Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot high, and browser vulnerabilities are just entry-level exam questions in their level of competition.

Rong Pu's fingers were rapidly operating on the keyboard, and the code reflected light on his glasses.But after a while, he completed the required project and broke through the browser, and Yu Chen followed closely behind.

Rong Pu said, "I thought you would be faster."

Yu Chen really wanted to roll his eyes: "Brother, don't run on me."

"Do you need to prepare for the game in the afternoon?" Rong Pu asked himself and answered, "Shouldn't you have to worry too much about the mobile operating system, why don't you have a meal together at noon?"

Yu Chen didn't know how to respond, since Yang Jian wasn't here this time, there was no way to excuse Yang Jian, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Okay."

One side of the restaurant on the cruise ship is a floor-to-ceiling glass window facing the sea. There are not many people at the moment, so Rong Pu chose a seat by the window.It was sunny and windy outside, and the pre-noon sun shone in warmly but not glaringly.

Yu Chen's fingers were intertwined, he fiddled back and forth with his head down, he didn't pay attention to what Rong Pu was talking to him, until Rong Pu waved his hand in front of him and said, "I'm back to my senses."

"what?"

Probably because his silly and childish appearance pleased Rong Pu, Rong Pu didn't get angry, but smiled and said, "Why are you so serious? You didn't hear me talking to you?"

Yu Chen lied and said, "I was thinking about the exam questions just now."

Rong Pu said: "The level of elementary school students, what can I think about?"

Yu Chen didn't answer.

Rong Pu told him to order, and Yu Chen could eat whatever he wanted, but he was not in the mood to pick and choose. Rong Pu was used to making up his mind, so he arranged everything by himself.But Yu Chen never said that he actually doesn't like western food.

The dishes came up one by one in order, and Yu Chen drew wells on the steak with heavy hands and feet. When Rong Pu saw it, he brought his own cuts to Yu Chen, and then replaced the steak that was messed up by Yu Chen.Yu Chen felt that he was a bit embarrassing, but Rong Pu said: "I'm probably a hard worker, and I always have to cut up the steak and put it to my mouth."

"Cut it for your girlfriend?" Yu Chen asked sullenly.

"Where did you get your girlfriend?" Rong Pu asked with a smile.He might really be a very rigorous person, the messy steak that was cut by Yu Chen just now can be tidied up evenly by him.He doesn't look like a person who sits in front of a computer and codes at all, but like an elegant and ascetic doctor.

But what he said was too ambiguous, Yu Chen raised his eyes to look at Rong Pu, immediately lowered his eyes, and said, "I thought you were married."

Rong Pu said: "I'm too busy. I just came back from abroad some time ago, and now I come to see WHHC non-stop? It's too late to earn some spare money. How can I have time to think about romance?"

Yu Chen said: "I don't think you will be short of money."

"It's not important." Rong Pu said, "I can see you again, and I don't think it's a problem whether I win the game or not." He smiled and looked at Yu Chen for a while, and Yu Chen's head was almost down to the length of his trousers.Rong Pu didn't intend to continue teasing Yu Chen, so he said: "Zhang Jun brought the core program of No.4, I am very interested."

Hearing this key word, Yu Chen's mind returned to normal, and said: "Breaking the most difficult network barrier in the world is indeed a good opportunity to become famous. But..."

"how?"

"This project was originally yours." Yu Chen said, "If you hadn't left..."

"There is no need to talk about irreversible things." Rong Pu said, "Maybe I am not born to sit in an office and do development. What Zhang Jun said is right. I am too utilitarian, and utilitarianism is easy to keep secrets."

"I think you..." Yu Chen said, "No matter what, you are an excellent person in my heart."

Rong Pu was amused by him, and said almost dotingly: "Then why not? Otherwise, how could you like me?"

Yu Chen froze.He was once obsessed with Rong Pu almost morbidly, he didn't hold back, and confessed impulsively, Rong Pu simply rejected him.At that time they were in a laboratory, seeing each other without looking up, Yu Chen was really depressed for a long time, it was only later that Zhang Jun saw his strange behavior and asked him repeatedly to figure out the ins and outs, and patiently enlightened Yu Chen.Yu Chen didn't think he could make it out, but everything changed at the beginning of NO.4's development—Rong Pu leaked the secret and was fired.

He didn't know what Rong Pu leaked, he only knew that Rong Pu disappeared suddenly and never appeared again.He replaced Rong Pu and entered the core development team of NO.4. He began to become obsessed with work, and the pain of his love gradually faded over time.He thought that those bitter past events would be obliterated by time, leaving no dross, but he didn't expect that Rong Pu's words could make him remember all of them, and every scene was a heart-pounding truth.

"I'm looking for you because I actually want to talk about something." Rong Pu slowly entered the topic, "I'm not sure about No.4, I think you are more familiar with it. How about our cooperation, bonuses and championships I can give you the title, I just want its loopholes."

"What did you say?" Yu Chen asked in surprise.

"I think you understand." Rong Pu smiled meaningfully, he didn't intend to eat, since he had already said what he needed to say, he must give this stupid junior some time to digest.He recruited the waiter to check out, and when he signed the bill, he wrote "Rick" instead of the two Chinese characters "Rong Pu".

"Rick?" Yu Chen read aloud.

"Yes." Rong Pu signed a string of numbers on a tissue and slowly stuffed it into Yu Chen's jacket pocket, "This is my room number. If you figure it out, remember to come to me."

He smiled and opened lightly.Yu Chen thought of something, instantly opened his eyes wide, and stared at the place where Rong Pu disappeared in a daze.