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The elevators are full of guests who come to the sky garden to dine, and both men and women are well-dressed.Xu You is carrying a laptop on his left, and carrying a few information bags in his right hand. No matter how you look at it, he is an ordinary office worker who just got off work. Among such a group of well-dressed guests, he looks like a pony in the sheep pen. So out of place.

The elevator finally reached the top floor, and Xu You breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.The ladies' perfume was so strong that he could hardly breathe.Nodding to the greeter at the entrance of the restaurant, Xu You walked along the staff aisle towards Zhuang Shaodong's office.

This time is the busiest time for Hanging Garden business.Through a glass door, you can still hear the sound of spatulas colliding, the whirring of the fire, and the slightly raised voices of the staff, all mixed together, revealing a bit of enthusiasm.In addition to sound, there is smell, all kinds of smells, which will never be lacking here.The taste of food, the smell of fishy and salty seafood, the taste of desserts and the faint fragrance of fruit are mixed together, and it becomes the slightly cloudy smell unique to the back kitchen of the restaurant. It is not unpleasant, but it is not bad at all. smell.

Although there is wine and meat here, even if you are hungry in the middle of the night, you can find delicious food, but after all, it is not a place to live.Xu You has been here for several months, and sometimes, he still misses the two-bedroom apartment he rented.Although it is a bit deserted there, when you feel dizzy from work, you can go for a walk in the garden downstairs, buy a pack of cigarettes in the supermarket outside the gate of the community, stroll around to look at the fountain, squat by the lawn and smoke a cigarette, Make two gestures on the fitness equipment to disperse the muscles and bones.In any case, living in such a place is always like living a life.When Xu You opened the door, he was thinking about finding a chance to talk to Zhuang Shaodong. Anyway, his house has already paid the rent, so it's better for the two of them to live together than to leave it empty.

The lights in the room were not turned on, and Xu You couldn't see clearly just after walking in from the brightly lit corridor.But as soon as the door was opened, he could smell a faint smell of smoke in the room.

"Shaodong?" Xu You threw the information bag and notebook in his hand on the sofa, turned around and closed the door, touched the switch with his finger, hesitated for a moment, then retracted, "Where are you, Shaodong?"

"Here." The voice came from the bedroom, sounding a bit listless.

When Xu You entered the bedroom, the first thing he saw was a bright red spot.Zhuang Shaodong is lying on the bed with all his clothes on and smoking.

"What's wrong?" Xu You walked over and touched his forehead, "Uncomfortable?"

Zhuang Shaodong put his arms around his waist, "I'm in a bad mood. Lay down with me for a while?"

Xu You took off his coat, and lay down next to him, "What's wrong, you're in a bad mood? Something about work?"

Zhuang Shaodong turned sideways, buried his head in Xu You's neck, and let out a long sigh of relief, "There are two pieces of news. One is good news, and the other is bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Xu You, "..."

"Well," Zhuang Shaodong added: "Actually, it's not accurate to say bad news. It's bad news for me, but for you...it doesn't have any special attributes."

"Then let's start with the good news." Xu You felt that this "which one do you want to hear first" trick is too old-fashioned.Not only old-fashioned but also very childish.Some things, knowing that it will be unpleasant to hear, still need to be known. Can we pretend that it didn't happen because it is not good news?

Zhuang Shaodong rubbed against his cheek, and there was a little joy in his voice, "Xu You, our house has come down. Today Zhuang Yupei went to pick up the key, will you go and have a look tomorrow?"

Xu You froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered the time when Zhuang Yupei contacted the buyer to look at the house.At that time, Zhuang Yupei said with a mysterious face that Zhuang Shaodong was probably in a relationship and was planning to build a love nest... Now recalling the details at that time, Zhuang Yupei's expression at that time is very telling. Ignore it?

"Ours?" Xu You felt a little complicated.Is his wish come true? Just now, he was thinking about not wanting to live here any longer. In the blink of an eye, he actually has a house?Although the purchase of real estate was not done by myself, the two of them have such a relationship now, it seems a bit pretentious to have to care about who spent the money on the house...

But Zhuang Shaodong obviously misunderstood, so he observed his words and changed his words very simply, "Your."

"mine?"

"Your." Zhuang Shaodong nodded vigorously, and then squeezed out a flattering smile, "What, dear, I think I need to explain it to you."

"Well, sure." Xu You adjusted his sleeping position, looked at him calmly with his arms under his pillow, "explain."

"This story starts a few years ago." Zhuang Shaodong glanced at the half-smile expression on Xu You's face, and obsequiously pulled the blanket beside him to cover his legs and feet, "At that time, I carried my family behind my back and flirted with others. Some cigarettes, alcohol, and the like, made a little money."

"Smuggling?" Xu You was surprised.Someone with Zhuang Shaodong's background actually did this?

"It doesn't count..." Zhuang Shaodong was a little uncertain how to explain this.

"Forget it, I won't ask this, just talk about the house." Xu You also hesitated a little, he felt that Zhuang Shaodong seemed to want to play sloppy with himself on the house, and he was a little worried that if he continued to ask about these details, Zhuang Shaodong could Let the topic go around to the Antarctic, so it's better to go straight to the topic.

"Okay, let's talk about the house." Zhuang Shaodong immediately went down the donkey, "I had money at that time, and I didn't want my family to find out, so I bought two houses in the southern district. The house is not big, but the location is what type of apartment Everything is pretty good. And you know the situation in the past few years, the house prices haven’t gone so high yet..."

Xu You became impatient, "Get to the point."

"Okay, okay, let's get to the point." Zhuang Shaodong's voice became a little more serious, "Later, houses were built in front of my community, and I fell in love with it, so I sold all the houses in my hand."

"I know what you said." Xu You recalled the situation when Zhuang Yupei called.Isn't it just to vacate the house in your hand and use the money from selling the house to buy a house?

"It's like this." Zhuang Shaodong lifted his upper body and looked at him cautiously, "You didn't pay much attention to me at the time. I was really... really tortured..."

Xu You couldn't help kicking him, "Speak up!" He had already decided that Zhuang Shaodong must have something to hide from him.

"Actually, there's nothing to say." Zhuang Shaodong scratched his head, and finally became serious, "I really didn't think about it that much at the time, I just thought, in case you think about me in the future, the two of us should have a place to settle down place. That's it."

Xu You was still a little skeptical, and always felt that there seemed to be some important details that he had overlooked.

Zhuang Shaodong put his arms around his waist and took the belt to his side, "I didn't know what to think when I went through the formalities... Well, I just wrote your name."

Xu You sat up slowly, "You wrote my name when you bought the house?! Are you okay?!"

Zhuang Shaodong arched his head to his chest, and rubbed against him like a fool, "Xu You, Xiao Youyou, you have to be considerate of me. I was in so much pain at that time, I just wanted to find comfort. Think about it, I will live alone in the future When I went in, when I thought that Xu You was the head of this house, I felt somewhat comforted, right? Later, one day I suddenly raised my hair, and the lawyer came to you and said, Mr. Xu, this is your real estate, etc., you You will think of me immediately, and you will be deeply moved by me. If you were short of money or something at that time, you would be even more moved..."

Xu You was annoyed and funny, "What the hell are you thinking about, how does this brain circuit grow..."

Zhuang Shaodong asked him relentlessly, "Then are you moved?"

Xu You sighed, not knowing what to say.He didn't think much about him then.How could the two of them get together without these things later on?If they hadn't come together, Zhuang Shaodong would have guarded a house not under his own name...

What kind of embarrassing thing is this.

"Sometimes you are... really stupid." Xu You came to such a conclusion helplessly, "I said, how do you go through the procedures? Do you have my certificate?"

"It took a lot of thought." Zhuang Shaodong didn't get the comfort he expected, with a look of grievance on his face, "I had someone steal your ID card from your wallet, and then put it back for you. Those tax receipts Things cost a little money, and I found someone to find a way..."

Xu You mocked: "You really have a way."

Zhuang Shaodong hugged him and rolled around on the bed coquettishly, "Be good, Xuyou, don't be angry, don't be angry."

How can you be angry about this kind of thing?Besides, it's not a matter of being angry or not.Xu You's feelings now are very complicated. He has always known Zhuang Shaodong's feelings for him, but until now he has to admit that Zhuang Shaodong has already had power over him when he still has no good feelings for him. A must-have thought.He didn't believe Zhuang Shaodong's provocative rhetoric about living in a house under his name to seek comfort... This guy is obviously using all the factors he can to win his feelings.

Xu You was not unmoved by his thoughtfulness.But at the same time, Zhuang Shaodong's trick behind his back also made him feel a little uncomfortable.This is a question that Xu You deliberately ignored before. Zhuang Shaodong was born in such a family, how could he be pure-hearted?His psychological means can also be seen from how he deals with Song Shicheng and Chen Ke.

Xu You has always disliked men who are too manipulative.But... But think about it from another angle, he is a big man, and he is also the grandson of the eldest son, the first heir in the family. He has lived in such a complicated family since he was a child, and he is involved in countless conflicts of interests. Without any scheming, is it really a good thing for Zhuang Shaodong?

Is it really a good thing for a grown man?

never mind.Xu You thought to himself, why care about these things?He loves himself, protects himself everywhere, and won't use these means to hurt himself or the people he cherishes, that's all.Didn't the ancients also say that there is no evil and no business?If he really looks like a blank sheet of paper, how can he live and work in such a society?

Xu You sighed, "Didn't you say there is another bad news?"

Zhuang Shaodong immediately withered.He let go of Xu You, sighed and threw himself back on the pillow, "My mother and my aunt have left and gone to France."

"Oh." Xu You didn't know what to say.

"She didn't tell me before she left." Zhuang Shaodong's voice sounded muffled, "It was almost time to board the plane, so she sent me a text message to notify me. Tell me, is she still angry with me?"

"How can you be so angry?" Xu You comforted him, "She must be unable to save face for a while. I think it is a good thing for your mother to go out and relax."

Zhuang Shaodong hummed.He also knew that going out was a good thing for her, but Li Yunxin's attitude still made him feel a little uncomfortable.Maybe what I did at the beginning was really inappropriate.If you want to pursue a result, but ignore the actual realization process, you can also choose a more gentle way.

If he hadn't been so restless at that time, perhaps things would have turned out better.

Zhuang Shaodong thought to himself: Maybe the impression Li Yunxin left on him was too strong, so that he himself forgot that she would also have unbearable pressure.

Xu You didn't want to see him look so lifeless, so she consciously changed the subject, "Speaking of good news and bad news, I also have good news and bad news here, which one do you want to hear first?"

The author has something to say: Well, although what Zhuang Shaodong said is very sensational, the fact is that he is determined to chase people down...

Then Xu You saw through his sesame trap...