stand shoulder to shoulder

In the last month of the winter break, the F1 Meteor team took a new move. The team that was on the brink of bankruptcy sold it for a good price and got a new owner.

Although the team manager told them in advance that the boss would come to inspect on the first day of work, the Meteor team employees didn't seem to care. They went to the bar in groups to drink and blow water.

A group of people wore the blue team uniforms of the Meteor team, like a moving ocean, which attracted many people to turn their heads.Among them, Tao Li, a young Asian, stood out a little. He was much paler when he came back from vacation, and he kept smiling when listening to his colleagues, showing two canine teeth.

My colleague Yagar was very interested in Tao Li's star sister and asked a few more questions.

"My sister is too beautiful, too kind, too easy to be deceived." Tao Li was still angry when he mentioned this. "A while ago, a scumbag added her to WeChat through a friend, saying that he fell in love with her at first sight, and bragged a lot about himself. The situation. My sister believed it was true, but when she became interested, the other party said that she felt wrong, so she didn’t need to contact me anymore. She didn’t see such an obvious PUA!”

Yagar said: "That's too much, your sister must not associate with such a despicable man."

"Yes, I expressly forbid my sister to keep in touch with him, and I also punished the scumbag." Tao Li held the bottle and bumped against Yagar speculatively.

Yagar asked what the punishment was.

Tao Li stepped on the chair casually with one foot, rested his arm on his knee, and stretched out his hand to smooth his short hair.He said proudly: "I continued to communicate with him as my older sister. He said that he was in a trough in life, so I acted as my confidant older sister. I teased him for a few months until he said he wanted to marry me... I Just say no, my brother will not agree."

Yagar curiously asked him how he did it.

"Start with his interests. He used to brag about how good he is..." Tao Li said, stretching out a finger, holding back a smile once, his teeth looming, "What F1 world champion, who is studying for a Ph.D. in dynamics, who buys a team Entrepreneurship, puff hahahahaha... Jagar, how many racing drivers have you seen with a doctorate degree?"

Drivers started racing when they were young, from karting all the way to F1, training and competition took up most of their time, education...

Taoli and Yagar burst out laughing until their stomachs ached.

"The F1 world champion that the doctor is studying hahahaha..."

"Why doesn't he say that he is the president hahahahaha..."

The bartender knew them well, and teased them with a drink: "Berlusconi retired and went back to school, maybe he got a doctorate."

The bartender was talking about Paul Berlusconi, F1 world driver champion for four consecutive times. He retired three years ago and went back to study. He rarely appeared on social media, so everyone didn't know much about his recent situation.

Tao Li kept laughing: "Although that man is also named Paul, I'm sorry, but I can't connect that man with Berlusconi."

Berlusconi is an Italian who can freeze the hot F1 track to icicles, and that Paul is an unqualified pua man who pretends to be cold, but expresses his love without hesitation.

·

That night, Tao Li drank until midnight as usual, and staggered back to the staff dormitory, sleeping soundly.

The next day, Tao Li lazily slid from the bed to the floor, stared at his phone to check the time, and saw more than [-] missed calls.

Every call is from the fleet manager and the time is now 11:45am.

Tao Li called back, and the tense voice of the team manager came from the other end of the phone: "Tao Li, you finally woke up."

"Yes manager, I drank too much last night."

"No matter what your reason is, in short, you, a tire changer, are going to die." The team manager said on the phone, "at twelve o'clock at noon, wait for the boss in Room P."

The P room mentioned by the team manager is the maintenance area next to the simulated racing track of the headquarters, and it is one of Tao Li's working places.

Since Tao Li became a tire changer, her enthusiasm for work has plummeted, and she spent three days fishing and two days drying the net.It was already 12:15 when he walked here.

The sound of the engine outside was deafening, and the Meteor racing car in the P room was no longer there. Only the chief engineer of the team looked at him with pity, and said to the person on the other end of the radio: "Yes, he is here."

Radio equipment is generally used to communicate with the drivers in the race.Tao Li subconsciously looked at the panel on the wall. On the track, the gorgeous blue racing car passed by at a fast speed. He followed and watched the racing car cornering smoothly and handsomely.The car was far from its usual crappy condition, and it must have been because of a new driver.

Tao Li's eyes showed admiration, and he couldn't help but ask, "Who is driving?"

"It's our new boss."

Tao Li looked back in surprise, and then suddenly received a radio device plugged in by the chief engineer of the team, and was also buckled with earplugs. Tao Li was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

It was not the chief engineer of the team who responded to Tao Li, but the mellow voice from the radio, mixed with the sound of the engine, shaking his calf.

"Taully?"

"Yes, boss." Tao Li subconsciously stood up straight, "Sorry, I didn't mean to be late—"

The man on the other end of the radio interrupted his babbling mercilessly, ordering: "I'm going into the station now."

pit stop?

Change tires?

Tao Li grabbed the tire and rushed outside. Suddenly, the scene of a race car driver mistakenly hitting a tire changer with a bone fracture flashed through his mind. Come to the boss for questioning.

"What do you think of me?"

The sound of the engine was getting closer and closer, and Tao Li looked at the pit window. The blue racing car was coming like a gust of wind, without any intention of braking. He subconsciously closed his eyes and let out a rainbow fart: "Handsome!"

As soon as the words fell, a strong wind swept over Tao Li's legs, and there was only numbness, but no labor pain.The sharp sound of the engine receded like a tide.

Tao Li opened his eyes tremblingly, seeing that his sneakers were only a few centimeters away from the racing car, he gasped in fear.

The man with the helmet in the car raised his head, as if he was looking at Tao Li. After a while, he still communicated with Tao Li by radio.

"You look a lot like your sister."

The topic changed quickly, and Tao Li instinctively replied: "Yes."

"Can I pursue her?"

Tao Li began to feel that something was wrong, but still replied: "Of course, I can give you her contact information."

"no need."

No?So what are you asking?

Tao Li frowned. At this moment, the boss jumped up with both hands on the crossbar of the racing car. He realized that the boss came into the pit not to change the tires, but to not want to drive.With weak hands and feet, he stepped forward to remove the equipment and help him out of the narrow racing car.

The boss was tall, and his shadow completely enveloped Tao Li. While taking off his helmet and mask, he said coldly: "I have been in touch with her for a long time, but she thinks she needs your approval."

When Tao Li took the helmet, he paused suddenly, and a stream of cold sweat rushed to his neck, which made him stiff for a long time before he raised his head.The chestnut hair of the man in front of him was all combed back into a small bun. A few strands of hair fell down because he had just taken off his helmet, but it did not conceal his deep eyebrows and high bridge of nose...

"Could you be Bao, Bao—"

Reluctantly, the man showed a gentle attitude, and reached out to Tao Li: "I am Paulo Berlusconi. Although I am your boss now, I would rather be your brother-in-law."

Tao Li was dazed for a long time before reaching out and holding Paul Berlusconi's hand.

·

Tao Li went back to the staff lounge in a daze.

He took out the second mobile phone from his cabinet, turned on the screen, and there was a message from Paul on the screen.

Tao Li sat on the ground leaning on the cabinet, unlocked the phone with shaking hands, and checked the message from Paul—I met your brother just now, and he agreed to my pursuit of you, Tao Yue, you have no reason to refuse me.

Tao Li covered his face with his hands, and didn't make another move for a long time.

The lounge door was pushed open from the outside.A few colleagues walked in, and seeing Tao Li here, there was a hint of surprise on their faces.

Yagar even looked Tao Li up and down, and saw that Tao Li was in a daze, but his body and limbs were still sound.

"Thank goodness, Taoli, you're safe." Yagar came over happily, wanting to hug Taoli.

"Why such an exaggeration, it's just late." Tao Li said weakly.

Yagar said with fear: "The other three people who were late were kicked by Berlusconi, and they are still lying in bed and unable to get up."

While talking, Yagar was a little strange: "How can you be unscathed?"

"..."

·

At this time, Berlusconi pushed open the door of the office with a stack of data collected just now. Partner Firman was smoking, and his office was filled with smoke. Berlusconi raised his leg and kicked Firman's ass.

Firman was kicked and staggered a few steps forward, turned his head angrily, saw that it was Berlusconi, and withdrew his angry eyes embarrassingly, and immediately stubbed out the cigarette butt, and made various actions to open the window.

"I thought you didn't come back so early." After explaining, Firman changed the subject again. "What about the longest-late tire changer?"

"I didn't pursue it."

Firman raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Did you fire him? This is not like your style of doing things."

"He is Tao Yue's younger brother, and he has a gold medal for avoiding death with me." Berlusconi put down the information, poured himself a cup of coffee, and there was no emotion in his brown pupils, "I will rely on this working relationship to get him done .”

"My God, arrogant Paulo Berlusconi is going to curry favor with a 17-year-old boy," Firman shook his head in disbelief, "and violated his own work principles. Is Tao Yue really that good?"

"Sorry, I didn't intend to introduce her to you." Berlusconi briefly ended the topic, stood with a coffee cup in his hand, raised his chin slightly, motioned Firman to look at the data, and said in a low voice, "This car is really slow. Now, when will our new car pass the F1 test."