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"I'm not going, Brother Rui. I just started work after the festival. I've been a little busy at work in the past two days." Zhou Xun put down the carving knife and mahogany in his hand, leaned back, leaned back on the office chair, and stretched his waist , Moved the lower arm.

"Zhou Xun, you are avoiding me, right? This is the third time I have asked you out, and you have rejected them all." Chen Rui said on the other end of the phone.

"Brother Rui, I'm really not hiding from you. I had a cold and a fever a few days ago, so I really can't go." Zhou Xun took a sip of the tea on the table, suppressing the urge to cough.

"Are you better now? Blame me, I'm a doctor, and I didn't notice anything unusual about you on the phone. During the flu season in autumn and winter, remember to drink plenty of water."

"It's okay, it's ready, how about Brother Rui, this Friday night, I'll treat Brother Rui to dinner." Zhou Xun picked up the mahogany on the desk again, held it in the palm of his hand, and stroked the outline of the mahogany.

"Okay, that's it, see you on Friday."

"it is good."

Zhou Xun hung up the phone and let out a long sigh of relief. He really didn't have much to do, but he was very leisurely. He had been carving wood on his desk for several hours. He just didn't want to promise Chen Rui's invitation.

The blind date dinner that he promised Han Haoming to introduce last time, now that he thinks about it, it is hasty and irresponsible, and he cannot accept others in his current state.

Chen Rui looked like a serious person, and he didn't have any other thoughts. Instead of wasting Chen Rui's time, it's better to speak clearly.Maybe we can still be friends in the future.

After making a decision, Zhou Xun picked up the carving knife and red sandalwood in his hand, and saw that the villain's facial features had been carved with eyes.

Zhou Xun looked at the little woodcarving man, and the memories of the original block had already turned yellow, but when the rain fell on the jujube tree that year, the little boy who said he hoped that he would always have good luck had the upward arc of his eyes, which made him feel like It is the same as the wood carving in his hand.

He glanced at it a few times, and then smiled wryly: "Carve and carve, but you still can't escape, that's all, finish the carving, otherwise this good piece of wood will be wasted."

Zhou Xun picked up the carving knife again, but he didn't make a cut for a long time. His mind was not on the wood, so he couldn't continue to carve, so he put the tools and wood back into the cloth bag, closed his eyes and rested, and waited until noon to get off work.

I wanted to squint and sleep for a while, but my throat was sore and itchy, and I coughed one after another.

Last time after Zhou Xun received the 1000 yuan that Lin Zhile transferred to him on behalf of He You, he always felt an eyesore when he looked at the transfer message. In the end, it was really uncomfortable. He ran to a 24-hour convenience store in the middle of the night and bought a whole lot of money. For something worth 1000 yuan, not one cent is too much, not one cent is not much.

In order to make up the whole thousand, he took a calculator and looked at the price tag for a long time.

As a result, he had a fever and cough when he got home, and he didn't have a good night's sleep until the eighth day before he went to work.

He wasn't sleepy at first, but after thinking about it, Zhou Xun closed his eyes and fell asleep after a while.

I had a messy dream. When I got up, my arms were numb. It took me a long time to get better. I took out my phone and checked the time. It was past 12 o’clock. Zhou Xun packed up his clothes and was about to go downstairs to eat something. , Ye Yunqing knocked on the door and came in, carrying a few takeaway lunch boxes in his hand.

"Master, it's time to eat, and the takeaway is here."

Zhou Xun looked at the packaging bag, and it was printed with "Shen Ji's Private Kitchen", which is his favorite Chinese restaurant, and the taste is very suitable for him. ╭(′?o?′)╭? Be an individual!wow times

He opened the box, but there were none of his favorite dishes. Zhou Xun has a strong taste, he likes spicy food, and it is a bit sour. Fried asparagus.

Zhou Xun picked up a shrimp dumpling with his chopsticks, and swallowed it in one gulp, "Master didn't hurt you in vain, he knew I had a cold, so give me something mild."

"Master, I didn't order the takeaway. I've been taking customers outside for a test drive in the morning. When I came back to the front desk, I said I had your takeaway, so I brought it up for you."

Zhou Xun wondered, "It wasn't you? Then who knew I had a cold and ordered it for me?"

He remembered Chen Rui's phone call again. What he told Chen Rui just now, unexpectedly, Chen Rui ordered a meal for him directly.

The delivery was delivered, and he ate it too. He couldn't pretend he didn't know, so Zhou Xun sent Chen Rui a message: Thank you Brother Rui!

Chen Rui replied quickly: You're welcome, see you on the weekend.

After sending the message, Zhou Xun didn't eat any more, there was still a lot left.

Seeing that Zhou Xun was absent-minded, Ye Yunqing asked him tentatively: "Master, what do you think of the doctor who had a blind date with you last time? Do you have any plans to try?"

"We're not suitable." Zhou Xun lay on the sofa half-closed and half-closed.

"What's inappropriate? I heard Hao Ming say a few days ago that that doctor is very interesting to you." Sylvia was still thinking about matching them up, "What do you think is inappropriate?"

"The time is wrong, the person is wrong, and everything is wrong." Zhou Xun said, "The main reason is that I don't have this plan now, so I won't delay others."

"Master, it's mainly because of the wrong person, right? As long as it's not that person, it won't work?"

Zhou Xun didn't answer, he couldn't say yes or no.

"Master, it's because you haven't met a better doctor. If you don't like that doctor, let's keep an eye on it and wait until there is a suitable doctor." Sylvia was really worried.

"Don't worry about it, let's talk about it when I can really spare some time."

Ye Yunqing knew that what Zhou Xun said was to free up his heart.But the master is not in a hurry and the apprentice is in a hurry, "Master, I know, after all these years, you still haven't let go, but we have to look forward."

"Let's take one step at a time." Zhou Xun didn't know whether to take the next step with his left foot or his right foot, and he didn't know what he would encounter next.

He went on to say: "Emotions are such a fucking thing, I will torture you to death, your master, I will not come in the future, I would rather not, isn't it fine for me to live on my own?"

Whether he is good or not, you can actually tell at a glance.

There are people in my heart who can't let go, can't let go of the past, and can't live with the future!

What's good?He didn't sleep well, and he didn't eat well, anyone could tell that he wasn't well at all!

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It was another week of busy work, and the takeaway was delivered on time at noon every day. Finally, on Friday, it was already dark when Zhou Xun got off work. Originally, Chen Rui said to come directly to pick up Zhou Xun, but he declined in the end.

He directly invited Chen Rui to "Shen Ji's Private Kitchen", which happened to be in the direction of his home.

The road was extremely congested on weekends. Zhou Xun was driving alone, stop and go, listening to the traffic broadcast, the neon lights outside the window flashed alternately with the car lights, and the streets full of night were full of hurried footsteps.

The journey home in the past five years has been extremely long for Zhou Xun, and every brake and stop can make the long journey deeper.

For a moment, he even had the idea of ​​leaving the city.

What a coward, Zhou Xun thought to himself.

The temperature of the air conditioner in the car was a bit high, and Zhou Xun was hot for a while. He opened the window of the driver's seat, and the cold wind rushed in through the window, blowing his fuzzy mind up and down.

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Zhou Xun was wearing a lot of clothes this time, wrapped tightly, and wearing a mask. Chen Rui arrived early in the morning, waiting for him.

When Zhou Xun walked over, Chen Rui didn't recognize him at first.

It wasn't until Zhou Xun took off his mask and coat that Chen Rui recognized it, and then smiled at him, "You are different today."

"I'm usually like this." Zhou Xun sat down and poured a glass of water for Chen Rui first, "Brother Rui, I really like this restaurant. The dishes are here, Brother Rui will also like them."

"It's the first time I've come here today, and you can recommend some to me later." Chen Rui kept his eyes on Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun was a little surprised, "I thought Brother Rui had eaten it before, the takeaway you ordered for me was from this restaurant."

Chen Rui couldn't understand, "What takeaway?"

Not Chen Rui?

Zhou Xun kept pouring water, and the water overflowed the cup and spilled all over Chen Rui.

"Brother Rui, I'm sorry." Zhou Xun quickly picked up the tissue on the table and wiped his clothes.

Chen Rui shook the water on his clothes, "It's okay, as long as the coat is wet, I can just take it off, but you, what are you thinking, so preoccupied!"

Zhou Xun squeezed the tissue, "Thinking about it."

"Zhou Xun, last time I had dinner with you, I could see that you have something on your mind, what's the matter? Tell me, maybe there is something I can help you with."

Having said all this, Zhou Xun simply told Chen Rui directly, "Brother Rui, I understand what you mean, and I don't want to drag you around. The last time I met you, I didn't think about it beforehand." Well, I have been procrastinating since then and haven’t explained it clearly to you, I’m not doing it properly, I really don’t have the intention now, I think it’s better for us to be friends.”

After listening to Zhou Xun's words quietly, Chen Rui said, "Let me guess, there should be someone else in your heart. In fact, I felt it the last time I had dinner with you."

Zhou Xun didn't deny it, it was a tacit consent.

"Can you tell me about the person in your heart?"

"There's nothing to say, that's all." Zhou Xun drank his saliva, and his eyes were covered with mist.

Chen Rui laughed when he heard that, "At first I thought you could tell me, and I could selfishly give you advice such as "Time is the best medicine" and "Learn to let go and embrace life again". Having said that, I fully understand that I really have no chance at all, but whatever can be said will be let go one day, and what can’t be said, it’s all grown in your heart, and you can’t even pull it out .”

It can’t be pulled out. It’s 18 years old, and it’s already grown in his body. If you want to pull it out, you can take off several layers of skin, and even the bones and flesh. It will take his life.

The human heart is the size of a fist, and it is easy to stuff a person in such a small place, but after stuffing it in, you have to tear it open and shave your lungs, how easy is it?

As soon as Zhou Xun talked to Chen Rui, the two of them stopped holding their hands, and they both let go a lot. The meal was quite warm, and the two were like friends. This meal is equivalent to an ordinary party. .

After dinner, Zhou Xun said goodbye to Chen Rui, and when he returned home, he found that the clouds in the night sky were much heavier, presumably the first spring rain was about to fall.

After entering the house, Zhou Xun went directly to the bathroom. He wanted to go to bed immediately after taking a shower, but until he threw himself into the quilt, he was still thinking about the takeaway these days.

Except for Lin Zhile, there is no one else.

But how did Lin Zhile know that he had a cold?

Zhou Xun picked up his mobile phone and called Han Haoming.