Suitable

A light cough interrupted her thoughts.

Xue Jiaqi also didn't understand why this shy-looking applicant suddenly became dazed—there is still a difference between being in a daze and thinking about a problem seriously.

Seeing that Chu Chengming was already a little impatient, after all, he only came to visit occasionally and was not responsible for this aspect of work.Xue Jiaqi could only recall the other party's thoughts.

"Let's start answering now..."

Lu Xi spoke with a hesitant voice, "This person should be relatively silent and serious...

"

……

"Then, do you have any concerns about letting you work with him during the next internship?"

"No." Lu Xi shook her head, with rare firmness in her eyes.

Xue Jiaqi stood up, leaned forward, and stretched out his right hand, "Then today's interview has come to an end. We will inform you of the specific news within a week. I hope you can prepare well."

Seeing the situation, Lu Xi also got up and held Xue Jiaqi's hand, "Thank you."

The phone vibrated, and the two looked at Chu Chengming at the same time—it was his phone.

Chu Chengming lowered his head and took out his mobile phone, glanced at the caller ID, his expressionless face immediately softened, and he also stood up and walked towards the door, "Sorry, I'll answer the call first."

I don't know the reason, but Lu Xi felt keenly with her intuition that although Manager Xue was still smiling, he felt a little depressed after watching Manager Chu go out.

She watched Manager Xue standing up, leaning forward slightly, and reaching out to her, "Then, welcome to join SF Company."

Lu Xi also stood up and held Manager Xue's hand, "Thank you."

at this time

outside the meeting room

The previous preparers have put things back in their original positions.It was almost time to get off work. After work, everyone returned to their places to pack their things and prepare to leave work. Chu Chengming was the only one in the corridor.

He picked up the phone, "Hello, Xiaobi." The person on the other end of the phone was very happy, "Brother Chengming, you have been very busy these days, are you tired?"

Hearing the other party's concern for him, Chu Chengming raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "It's true that I'm a bit busy, but it's not too tired, it will be fine after a while."

"Then..." The voice on the other end of the phone was a little tentative and hesitant, "It's my birthday, can you come?" Then he explained quickly, "If you are busy, it's fine, I, I'm not just one birthday short, just ...haven't seen you for a long time."

He frowned, counting the time quickly in his mind.

If I continue to work overtime, I should be able to drive out the progress, but I am worried that there will be unexpected delays and I will not be able to go.

He knew that Xu Bi was very considerate and careful, and he didn't want to delay his work because of him, but he also didn't want to disappoint him if he couldn't go after he promised too early, so he shouldn't come down, so he could give him a surprise, so he went back to "" Hmm...maybe I can't go."

At this time, Xue Jiaqi and Lu Xi walked out of the meeting room

, he saw Xue Jiaqi patted Lu Xi's shoulder and then bowed his head and said a few words, and the two separated.

SF Company is located in an office building in the city center. The walls of the office building are designed with glass and the ceiling is also transparent.

It was evening at this time, the sun was about to set, and the dim afterglow shone in the corridor.

Looking at Xue Jiaqi and Xue Jiaqi from where Chu Chengming was, it seemed as if they were coated with a soft, golden light.

A thought suddenly popped up in his mind that he felt was a bit out of line with his usual style: these two people are a bit of a good match.

Xue Jiaqi is a northerner. Although he has a gentle personality and a handsome face, he is still masculine. He is gentle and hearty, and he is tall.

Lu Xi can tell from her accent that she is from the south, and she is petite, and she looks sweet and cute. Even if she is a little shy and introverted, it is estimated that the two of them get along very well.

He suddenly became a little irritable, but even he didn't know where his agitation came from. Was it because he was unsure about meeting Xiaobi, annoyed him and started gossiping, or something else.

"Hello? Brother Chengming?" The other end of the phone called Chu Chengming after hearing that he hadn't answered for a long time.

"I'll see you in a while."

He hurriedly came back to his senses, but only answered this sentence.

"Okay..." The loss could not be concealed in the voice, and the two hung up the phone after saying goodbye to each other.

Chu Chengming put the phone in his pocket at once, turned around and saw Xue Jiaqi walking towards him.

"I have an appointment." Xue Jiaqi joked, but there was no usual gentle smile on his face

"The planning this time is indeed very heavy, if you want to keep the appointment, you can only work harder."

"Ah."

"This Lu Xi, I think she is very capable and reliable in doing things. Do you want to draw her into your team?"

Hearing this, Chu Chengming couldn't help replaying the scene just now in his mind

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He raised his eyebrows, "Okay, I think she's pretty good too. Hey, this is the first time you've taken the initiative to recommend someone to me, isn't it..."

This kind of teasing and joking among men is very common, but at this moment, although the teaser and the person being teased seem relaxed and happy, they are all tensed in their hearts.

"I'm... not very good." The answer was irrelevant, but the tone that was brisk just now suddenly changed to a low and confused tone, which made the atmosphere depressed.

The SF company has an open atmosphere and is very tolerant of homosexuality and office romance, but what surprised Xue Jiaqi was his rare laughter and teasing.

After the silence, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but he still didn't smile as usual and said, "It's good that the girls are nice, I'm going to go back first."

As he spoke, he walked further and further away, "Why did you still talk about this one day, it really doesn't look like you."

The setting sun gradually went away, and the light became darker and darker. The lights in the corridor suddenly lit up, but they didn't shine into the hearts of the two of them.

He kept walking forward, without looking back, and without any expression

Xue Jiaqi knew very well that the boy who just turned on the phone was Chu Chengming's current boyfriend - Xu Bi.

He had met Chu Chengming a long time ago, but they were just strangers at that time, strangers who had no intersection.

Xue Jiaqi's father died in a car accident when he was a child. His family was rich. Although he didn't worry about his livelihood, he didn't like to talk since he was a child. He was shy and introverted, and always had low self-esteem.

He often eats alone at school and does physical education alone. At that time, he didn't know that he was feeling inferior. He just felt lonely, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to get close to others.

His mother and sister are cheerful and outgoing people. They always put aside everything around them to accompany him and comfort him when he is sad, and his sister is also among the best in school.So no one will bully him.

But there was always a longing in his heart.

longing for change

.

I long for the day when I can stand up and protect my mother and sister who care about me.

until that day

the weather was fine that day

In the afternoon of summer, the sun is very bright and dazzling. Many people are sweating on the basketball court, applauding and cheering are mixed with the impact of the basketball hitting the ground when playing basketball, making it very noisy.

Xue Jiaqi, who was already afraid of heat and quiet, was about to cross the court, frowning.

He had been standing under the sun for a while, holding a stack of notebooks in his hands, waiting for the female classmate who was dawdling and didn't want to come out to lead the way and deliver homework to the teacher.

He was already weak and sweated too much, he felt dizzy, his whole body seemed to be bound, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere.

While following a classmate across the basketball court, a basketball was thrown at him.The female classmate screamed in fear when she saw it, and Xue Jiaqi looked over in confusion, just in time to be hit by a basketball.

For a moment, he felt himself staggering and taking a step back, his ears were filled with buzzing and the voices of his classmates, and he couldn't make out what he was saying.

Carefully placing the notebook on the ground, I really want to lie down... Xue Jiaqi thought so.A shadow came over.

He just felt a boy running over to pick him up, walking in one direction with some difficulty, and then he arrived in a shady building, and was gently placed on the bed, in a room with the smell of disinfectant.He opened his eyes and saw a boy looking at him with a blank expression on his face.

"Sorry, we hit you."

"Ah, it's okay, thank you..."

"Well, I'm leaving, wait for your classmates to come."

Nodding, the boy walked out of the room.Xue Jiaqi looked at his back and didn't have time to speak again.

From then on, he was like a different person, trying to actively communicate with others, talking, laughing and playing, and finally worked hard to become a gentle and reliable person.

After going to college, he also became close buddies with Lin Yu, who slept with him. One of them was gentle and reliable, and the other seemed carefree but actually thoughtful, and they would keep in touch after graduation.

Xue Jiaqi entered the human resources department of SF company, and became a manager from an employee, while Lin Yu entered the company opened at home to manage.

The two are in the same city, and they often drink and chat together to connect with each other.

Once the company arranged for him to sign a cooperation contract with Chu Chengming, a well-known technician in the industry. He always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity when signing the contract, until he saw Chu Chengming's back when he sent him out.

It's him.

The one who carried him to the infirmary, the one who made him decide to change.

Xue Jiaqi was very annoyed, annoyed why he didn't recognize him all at once, annoyed that he was not dressed formally enough today, so he couldn't help saying "You..."

"Huh? Is Manager Xue still busy?" Chu Chengming suddenly turned his head, his expressionless face connected with that person at that time.

"It's okay, I'm looking forward to your joining."

Still nodding, Xue Jiaqi watched Chu Chengming leave the office.

In the following days, Xue Jiaqi and Chu Chengming became more and more acquainted, and occasionally they would eat together in the restaurant. Xue Jiaqi was very happy, he never thought that he would meet him again.

He couldn't help but want to get closer to Chu Chengming, but he didn't know why he had such thoughts.

After a while, Xue Jiaqi accidentally saw Chu Chengming calling with a smile, and jokingly asked if he had a girlfriend. He shook his head and said that he met a boy, which was very interesting, and they had been together for a while .

It was only then that Xue Jiaqi knew that he liked Chu Chengming, and Chu Chengming already had a partner.

He began to get depressed, he didn't want to see Chu Chengming, he didn't want to go out to communicate with others, he thought to himself, "Actually, I've always been a weak person." Then he began to give up on himself, sometimes going out to get drunk.

Lin Yu noticed his situation and asked him with concern. After knowing it, he hugged Xue Jiaqi tightly.

"Our fourth child is such a good person, why should we hang on to one person, there are many people who like you, if you still like him, then continue to like him, if you don't like him, the second brother will help you find it. "

Xue Jiaqi sipped the wine in his glass, and asked in a trembling voice, "Second brother, don't you care that I like men?"

Lin Yu patted him on the shoulder, "What's wrong with liking men? It's just my wife, who still talks to me about BL all day long. This man and that man are so good together or something."

After being enlightened by Lin Yu, Xue Jiaqi returned to his original state, going to and from get off work, and no longer deliberately avoided Chu Chengming.

Later, Lin Yu took him to a bar.

"Fourth, look at the bar I've been selling for a while." Xue Jiaqi's eyes turned red, it must be a gay place.

"Hey, don't bow your head. This bar will point to you to take care of me. You don't know, now you can make money by opening a bar, and I don't have time. I'm so busy every day..."

Raising his head, he looked at Lin Yu who was chattering because he was a little nervous, "I'll just take care of you for you. Don't nag like this. Be careful that your sister-in-law will start to dislike you for nagging one day."

"Hey... Fourth brother, why do you still start to dislike me? If you dislike it, just dislike it. Why do you still involve your sister-in-law? If she starts to dislike me, what should I do, fourth..."

It's a pleasure to have this friend

This friend can always do things that make people want to cry