Self-cultivation of spare tire

"Why did Mr. Xu suddenly come to the United States? I don't know why he is interested in some business here, so he came here in person."

"Come here to relax, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Ye here." Xu Lanting drank coffee slowly, skillfully dealing with the person opposite.

The man seemed to be greeting Ye Fulai, but Yu Guang never left the busy figure in the restaurant.

Chen Zhu didn't seem to be affected by Ye Fulai's uninvited guest. After a short rest, he still worked seriously.

Speaking of it, it was the first time for Xu Lanting to see Chen Zhu's work so clearly, not from blurred photos, not from the words of his subordinates.

Chen Zhu was wearing a baggy black uniform. Although he was in a small restaurant, he was very clean from head to toe.

Of course, no matter what this person does, he is meticulous and conscientious.

The guests at the table near the window waved their hands frequently in order to look at Chen Zhu more often.And Chen Zhu was also patient, solving their trivial requests time and time again.

Xu Lanting naturally knew that Chen Zhu would attract attention no matter where he went, but seeing that group of people looking for trouble frequently, the man frowned impatiently.

He waved to the manager of the restaurant and called him to him.

"I have something to talk to my old friend, please excuse me." Xu Lanting took out a check and dismissed the group of people in the most direct and simplest way.

Most of the time, money is Xu Lanting's most convenient weapon.

It was only in front of Chen Zhu that Xu Lanting felt that the power in his hands was useless, even a hindrance.

The number of people in the restaurant suddenly decreased a lot, and Chen Zhu finally had a short rest time.

He glanced in Ye Fulai's direction, and saw that the two had no intention of leaving.

Xu Lanting...seemed to have no intention of leaving.

"Chen" the manager waved at Chen Zhu, "Hurry up and get something to eat while there is no one around."

Chen Zhu withdrew his thoughts and went to the back kitchen.

In order to deal with Ye Fulai just now, Chen Zhu didn't even have time to eat lunch.He entered the back kitchen, brought a bowl of soup and a piece of roasted chicken, and found an inconspicuous corner to sit down and eat.

In the middle of eating, Chen Zhu heard the commotion outside the door.

He heard Ye Xi's voice, more precisely, it was the voice of Ye Xi arguing with his father.

It's funny to say that Ye Fulai put on the airs of the boss in front of outsiders, spoke pure American English, and scolded his own little boy, which was still easy to pronounce.

After Chen Zhu thought about it, he decided to finish the food in his hand first.He didn't want to waste food, and he knew that going out now would only add fuel to the fire.

When the voices of both of them gradually weakened, the soup in Chen Zhu's bowl was also finished.

He smiled under the manager's worried gaze and apologized.

The manager advised him not to go out, but Chen Zhu just smiled lightly: "Thank you, but I don't like to escape."

As soon as Chen Zhu came out of the back kitchen, he saw Ye Xizheng yelling at Ye Fulai furiously: "You can teach me a lesson, but if you dare to touch Chen Zhu, I will never go home again!"

"Little bastard, which eye of yours saw me making things difficult for him?" Ye Fulai lost the airs of the boss, and was so angry at this lawless bear son.

The two were arguing furiously, when suddenly, Ye Xi caught a glimpse of Chen Zhu's figure from the corner of his eye.

Chen Zhu stood quietly in the distance, even without any unnecessary expression on his face.

"Brother..." Ye Xi still had anger on his face and his voice was hoarse. He walked quickly to Chen Zhu, held Chen Zhu's shoulders, and looked around Chen Zhu's face, "My dad, did you say something too much?" ? Did he make things difficult for you?"

Chen Zhu shook his head, and said slowly: "It's my working time now, Ye Xi, can you..." He looked at Ye Fulai, the boss who used to be arrogant, his expression was in a panic.

An unprecedented sense of burden weighed heavily on Chen Zhu's heart. He never thought that he would cause misfortune to other people's families because of himself.

"Speak well to your father." Chen Zhu said, "Don't lose your temper."

Ye Xi pressed him: "What did he tell you? Did he pressure you with money?"

Ye Xi knew Chen Zhu's temperament too well, and also knew Chen Zhu's bottom line.That's why he was so flustered and scared.

He was afraid that his father would hurt Chen Zhu's self-esteem, and he was even more afraid that it would make the distance between him and Chen Zhu even further.

Chen Zhu sighed helplessly, "Ye Xi, you go home with your father first, okay?"

The employees in the restaurant were all sneaking and watching from a distance. They were all watching the father and son quarreling——fighting over a man.

Chen Zhu just wanted Ye Xi to leave first, he didn't want to make things big.

"Ye Xi." Chen Zhu said seriously, "You leave first."

Perhaps it was because Chen Zhu's expression was too indifferent, Ye Xi suddenly became hoarse, and he looked at Chen Zhu blankly, his heart sank.

"Brother, don't you want me?" Ye Xi's eyes were red, "I don't want to go home with him. Wherever you are is my home."

Chen Zhu: "That man is your father, don't say that."

But Ye Fulai had already heard Ye Xi's treasonous words, and was so angry that he broke the vase on the table.

There was a bang, and there was a moment of dead silence in the restaurant.

Afterwards, Ye Fulai slapped Ye Xi's face with crisp applause.

Ye Xi's head was turned away from the beating, and blood oozes from the corner of his mouth in an instant.

He turned his head and looked at Ye Fulai, "Isn't it? You will always have your own business, your customers, and your partners. Does that home look a little bit like home—"

"Ye Xi!" Chen Zhu stopped Ye Xi's words, and he pulled Ye Xi to his side, "Enough is enough, don't say any more!"

Ye Xi has always been obedient, but today's incident stepped on his bottom line.

He loved Chen Zhu deeply, but he never thought that he would bring harm to Chen Zhu because of his own reasons.

Ye Xi blocked Chen Zhu behind him, and said straight to his father: "I'll tell you right now, I embezzled the money from the company, and I hid Chen Zhujian's training class, so if you have anything, come to me."

Ye Fulai was so angry that he couldn't speak, he just gritted his teeth and pointed at his spoiled son.

"That home, I will never go back—"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Fulai's fist had already hit him.

Ye Xi didn't evade, didn't even blink his eyes - but he didn't expect that Chen Zhu would suddenly pull him and push him away.

When things got to this point, Chen Zhu never expected, and he didn't want to cause their father and son to break up because of him.

Ye Xi thought he understood Chen Zhu, but he didn't understand the demeanor and self-cultivation in Chen Zhu's bones.He didn't even understand that Chen Zhu let him go, let him go, because he didn't want to see their father and son break up because of this.

The young man is not much different from the 21-year-old Chen Zhu, but he has never experienced suffering, and he is a young master who has been held in the palm of his hand since he was a child.

Before meeting Chen Zhu, he was wanton and free and easy, but after meeting Chen Zhu, he slowly learned to restrain himself.

But the way the two think about things is different after all.

How can Ye Xi's willfulness raised in the honeypot understand Chen Zhu's calmness precipitated in the storm?

So, when Chen Zhu pushed him away, Ye Xi looked confused.

Ye Fulai's fist was about to land on Chen Zhu's face.

Chen Zhu subconsciously closed his eyes.

He didn't even have time to think about what serious consequences this punch would cause if it hit the corner of his eye.

All he knew was that he couldn't be the sinner who broke up other people's families.

The expected pain did not come.

Chen Zhu opened his eyes, and actually saw a man's broad shoulders. Then, his eyes moved up, and he saw Xu Lanting raised his hand, and pressed Ye Fulai's fist tightly with his palm.

Xu Lanting didn't use any force, and even his tone was indifferent, "Mr. Ye, pay attention to the influence in public places." It was clear that the cruelty in the man's eyes couldn't be hidden, but he unexpectedly didn't attack it.

He pressed Ye Fulai's hand, as if he was just passing by, and helped a little, "You can't embarrass the waiter just because the food doesn't taste right."

Xu Lanting resolved the deadlock with a few words, while fooling the employees who were secretly eavesdropping, while secretly warning Ye Fulai.

"Mr. Ye wants to be on the headlines tomorrow?"

The originally tense atmosphere finally eased up.Ye Fulai realized that he was dizzy with anger, glared at Ye Xi, turned and left.

It's just that from the beginning to the end, he didn't pay attention to Chen Zhu who was in a dilemma.

Too arrogant to even say sorry.

Xu Lanting gritted his teeth, and stopped Ye Fulai, "Boss Ye." He narrowed his eyes slightly, "You can be regarded as affecting innocent people, so you just left like this, isn't it a little rude?"

Hearing this, Ye Xi was so angry that he wanted to rush out, but Xu Lanting raised his hand and held him down.

Xu Lanting didn't even bother to look back at the brat, but just stared at Ye Fulai quietly, "This waiter didn't do anything wrong, you almost hurt him."

The man spoke slowly, but every word, so that everyone in the restaurant could hear clearly.

Chen Zhu was the victim, not the sinner who caused their father and son to turn against each other.

Under Xu Lanting's calm beating, Ye Fulai paused for a moment, then put on a non-embarrassing smile, and walked up to Chen Zhu.

"I'm sorry." After all, Ye Fulai has been the boss for many years, even if he apologized, he couldn't be sincere. He turned around and looked at the people in the restaurant, "I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time."

Xu Lanting looked back, glanced at Ye Xi, and said in a low voice, "Take your dad and get out."

Ye Xi was not in the mood to argue with him, he had already realized how much trouble this farce had brought to Chen Zhu.

Ye Xi hurriedly apologized to Chen Zhu, and then forced Ye Fulai to leave the restaurant.

After such a commotion, the onlookers all started to watch the excitement, waiting for Xu Lanting's next move.

Even Chen Zhu didn't know why, and stood straight at the spot, frowning at Xu Lanting.

Xu Lanting seemed not to know him, smiled at him, and said, "You're welcome, just do what's right."

After finishing speaking, the man also opened the door and left, as if he really just saw a rough road, and he easily relieved a stranger.

Xu Lanting's appearance and departure were done in the best possible manner, and he did not leave a trace that caused others to be suspicious.

Only Chen Zhu knew that the look that Xu Lanting gave him before leaving was as deep as an autumn night.

"Chen!" The manager couldn't help worrying when he saw Chen Zhu cleaning up the glass shards on the floor, "Be careful, don't scratch your hands."

Before he finished speaking, there was a thin bloody gash in Chen Zhu's palm.

The manager called out to God in a low voice, and quickly asked Chen Zhu to go to the back kitchen to get bandaged.

"It's just a small scratch." Chen Zhu wiped off the blood on his hands with a tissue, "It's okay."

The manager frowned at him, hesitated to speak.

To Chen Zhu, who was used to suffering, the thin scratches on his hands were really nothing, so he didn't care, and continued to work with his head down.

Unexpectedly, half an hour later, the manager received a message that a guest wanted to book the venue.

I heard that it is going to be reserved for a loved one to celebrate his birthday.

The manager quickly finished the work at hand and arranged for a few waiters to stay behind to serve the reserved guests.

Chen Zhu originally thought that he would stay too, but unexpectedly the manager didn't mention his name.

Leaving get off work early means losing half a day's salary. Chen Zhu still wanted to fight for it, but the manager whispered in his ear, "Chen, it's paid off work, don't worry."

Chen Zhu was a little puzzled. In the past, there were guests who booked the venue, but those who left work early would not be entitled to the salary of the day.

The manager winked at him and said, "That guest is very generous."

Chen Zhu was puzzled, but thinking of going home to study early, he quickly went to the locker room to change.

It was already early winter, and the temperature in Pennsylvania dropped rapidly. The sun was still shining brightly in the morning, but in the afternoon there was a chilly wind.

Chen Zhu didn't bring a coat when he went out in the morning. He rubbed his arms and prepared to run back against the cold wind.

The cold wind was howling, Chen Zhu put on the hood of the sweater, and the whistling wind could be heard in his ears.

Suddenly, a low-mellow male voice rang in his ears through the wind.

"Chen Zhu."

Through the sound of the wind, the man's voice was vague and distant, giving people the illusion that time has never passed, and time is still in that year.

Chen Zhu stopped, but didn't look back.

Xu Lanting was tall and tall, standing in front of him, blocking the cold wind coming from the street.

"Get in the car." Xu Lanting said concisely.

Chen Zhu just backed away.He instinctively rejected Xu Lanting's approach, even if the man had already folded his tail and put away his sharp claws, Chen Zhu didn't want to have too much to do with him.

What's more, today's situation has exceeded Chen Zhu's expectations. Xu Lanting seemed to give in and not disturb, but it really disturbed Chen Zhu's thoughts.

"No—" Before Chen Zhu could say his refusal, he was grabbed by the man and brought him to a black Bentley.

Chen Zhu subconsciously resisted Xu Lanting's breath, touch, and even his breathing.

Chen Zhu broke free from the man's hand, frowning.

He was about to speak, but Xu Lanting raised his finger between his eyebrows.

With a light touch, Chen Zhu was stunned.

Xu Lanting also realized that he couldn't help himself, and quickly withdrew his hand.

He just didn't like Chen Zhu's frowning and alienated look when he saw him.

Xu Lanting put his hands behind his back calmly, and circled his fingertips slightly, as if this could retain the short-term warmth of that person.

"Mr. Xu --", "Azhu..."

The two spoke out almost at the same time, and were slightly taken aback by the names they called each other.

Chen Zhu took a few steps back and said, "Anyway, thank you for what happened today, but I'm going home now, please step aside."

"Okay." Xu Lanting was surprisingly easy to speak, but he promised, but he didn't move.

Seeing this, Chen Zhu wanted to leave, but Xu Lanting raised his hand and grabbed his arm.

"Chen Zhu." In front of Chen Zhu, Xu Lanting became extremely cautious, even Xu Lanting himself despised such a cowardly and cowardly self.

"You, is there anything else?"

Xu Lanting looked down at him, not knowing whether it was the wind blowing or something else, the man's eyes were slightly red.

He said: "Your hand is hurt, and the wind is strong..." Xu Lanting said softly, "I beg you, get in the car."

Chen Zhu: "Xu Lanting——"

Xu Lanting's hand was very light, and the moment Chen Zhu's voice became cold, he let go of him.

However, the man lowered his head, eyes red, as if coaxing, and whispered: "I won't get in the car, the driver will take you back."

The man who has been subdued in this life has learned to love someone in a stuttering manner.

He whispered, almost coaxing him, "I beg you, ancestor."