reprieve

It's hard to miss a word when it's close to your ear.

It is true that the heartbeat skips and then speeds up, but it is not true that the heart is in a hurry.The dazzling reflection of the glass curtain wall of the building, the slow-moving vehicles that hinder pedestrians, the countdown of "09" seconds that suddenly jumps out of the red signal light... and the backing movement of the people around you can bring people back to reality in an instant.

Counting down to 07 seconds, the sound waves flooded into the ears——

The bicycle bell sounds "Ding Dong, Ding Dong", and the opening and closing of the automatic door of the convenience store divides "welcome" and "come" into two, mixed with the hurried "give way" of the takeaway rider...

Countless voices were intertwined, making the ears feel hot, making people want to rub and cover their ears.

Such a small instinctive move made Huai'an, who was outside the standard social distance, show a slight smile.

It is a natural and stretched smile.

It's like chatting with someone about a very interesting topic, inadvertently seeing each other's eyebrows and eyes in the mirror, but I didn't even notice it.

The long countdown ended, the signal light turned green, Sui Ran let go of his ears, pointed to the opposite side: "Let's go."

"it is good."

In late summer and early autumn, it is definitely not a good idea to walk for four or five blocks, even if you try to avoid the direct sun as much as possible along the way, walk half a street under the projection of the building, sweat profusely, and use up several wet wipes.

Huai'an, who suggested walking back, didn't get any better. Halfway through the journey, she took off her backpack and held it in her hand. She took a breath and said, "We should call a taxi."

"It's too late to take a taxi now." It has nothing to do with physical fitness, and it's hard to be embarrassed under the scorching sun. Seeing a fine layer of sweat on the tip of her nose, Sui Ran stretched out her hand, "Leave it to me."

Huai'an handed over the bag without any politeness.

There was a laptop inside, and it was quite heavy to hold. Sui Ran weighed it and hung it on his left shoulder, "I've come here, hold on."

On the way to the gate of the community, the luxuriant trees cast a whole row of shade, and the noisy ambient sound subsided a lot at once.Near the entrance of the community, the security guy who is upright and in charge of the facade casts friendly eyes from under the parasol and nods slightly.

During the business trip in Huai'an, the succulent jungle at home hired a gardener to take care of it.However, the time when the master comes is not fixed, and sometimes he does not remember to take pictures, and the task of observing and recording the growth of succulents is given to Sui Ran.

With a frequency of three to four times a week, Sui Ran has met this security guy many times, and will habitually say hello every time.

Probably because it left an impression on the security guard, Sui Ran's thoughts diverged, and he was thinking that he would be able to retire in time before he arrived at the door, the security guard stepped down from his post, swiped his card to open the door, and greeted him very warmly: "Welcome home. "

There is nothing to say about the service quality of the high-end property, but Sui Ran was so ashamed that he had never seen this little brother so enthusiastic, so he whispered thanks to the other party, and followed Huai'an into the gate with his bag.

Entering the community, the temperature can be seen to drop several degrees.

There is plenty of rain in summer, and the plants grow like crazy. Some of the plants that were not visible a week or two ago, and I didn’t pay attention to them for a few days, the flowers bloomed and the leaves expanded, as if they had changed species.

Sui Ran took Huai'an up the side road with ease, passing by a trash can disguised as poisonous mushrooms, and stopped halfway to throw away used wet wipes.

In such a blink of an eye, when he turned his head, he saw Huai'an crossing the path that should turn and going straight forward.

"President Huai." Sui Ran had to stop her, "This way."

"Going wrong?" Huai'an looked around, it seemed that he had been sleepy all night, and there was a faint flash of fatigue and bewilderment between his brows.

Sui Ran laughed and said, "You come back too rarely, or the security guy wouldn't have said welcome home to me."

"Indeed." Huai'an pushed a few strands of wet hair from his forehead behind his ears, "I don't plan to go out again within this year."

"Concentrate on Mr. Feng's project?" Sui Ran asked.She was very interested in Mr. Feng who was highly respected in Huai'an, and she also thought about whether to go back and learn about the layout of Haicheng and Mr. Fu.

"Well. The focus of the next year."

Huaian got out of the elevator and took the bag, and put it on the cabinet when he entered the door. After changing his shoes, he asked casually, "Take a shower first? There are some clothes in the wardrobe."

The shirt was almost soaked, and no one could refuse to take a quick shower. Sui Ran took off his shoes halfway, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and raised his head: "Wardrobe?"

She has been here many times, and Sui Ran is familiar with the roads of the community, but she is not familiar with the Huai'an family. After all, the owner is not at home, and her activity area is limited to the living room and guest bedroom. .

But it wasn't the position of the closet that she was muttering about, but the change of clothes.

"Over there," Huai'an pointed in the direction, "Wait, I'll get it for you."

Two translucent vacuum bags with labels written in blue and black markers.

Sui Ran raised the bag in his right hand, and the blue word "go out" turned towards Huai'an, "This is...?"

"I think your body shape is about the same as Rui Lan and Hai Cheng's. I prepared it a while ago, and I'll try it out later. Put the changed clothes in, put the label on the back, and Auntie will wash it."

The tone was too reasonable but open-minded, and Sui Ransui also subjectively didn't think deeply about why he had to prepare a change of clothes.

——I can’t think about it, I dare not think about it.Think a little more and count her as a loser.

Sui Ran finished washing and drying her hair before going to the living room, there was still the faint sound of water at the other end of the corridor.

She leaned against the armrest of the sofa and stared blankly for a while, looking at the dazzling array of Duobao Pavilions, she always felt that something was missing.

After counting twice, I had a rough idea of ​​which ones were missing. When there was movement from the direction of the master bedroom, Sui Ran turned to look at Huai'an who came out of it, and asked, "Where did Daji Pavilion Jin and Yinyue City go?"

"The brocade of the Euphorbia Pavilion is growing too fast, so I asked the master to move to the north balcony. There are signs of worms in Silver Moon City, so we are temporarily quarantined."

Sui Ran leaned over to look at the north balcony, and vaguely saw the brocade of Euphorbia Pavilion protruding from the window sill, covered in the shadow, it can be seen that it has jumped a lot higher than last time, and the silver moon city that is diagonally opposite is even more beautiful. Gray-headed and disheveled, listless.

"It will be troublesome for you to move at this time."

The lease should only be about one month left. It is close to Huanyu’s temporary office, but it is a long way from the company’s new address. It takes 10 minutes to drive during non-peak hours, but not during peak hours, because Haidong is the most congested route. section of road.

"Where will I live next? Do you want to look around the new address?"

"I didn't think about it." Huai'an changed into a set of long-sleeved dark-colored home clothes, the same style as Sui Ran's, half-dry long hair draped over his shoulders, and a beige checked towel in his hand. The home style was surprisingly casual, "Depending on the situation, there seems to be a new building nearby. Consider buying one."

Sui Ran turned to look out the window, staring at the ill-fated Yinyue City without squinting, "Is the household registration here?"

Huai An paused as he wiped his hair, "...Oops."

This is very realistic, money can turn ghosts around, but non-local hukou cannot buy a house.

Sui Ran smiled and gave her some advice: "If you must buy it, you might as well consider a business mansion. There is one near the new address, and it's also by the river. It's quite comfortable to live in."

"Mansion?"

"Five-star hotel-style apartments mean that the property right period is a bit shorter, and water, electricity, and property management are a bit more expensive."

However, these alignments should not be a problem.

At a certain wealth status, sometimes the focus is more on convenience rather than the so-called cost-effectiveness—don’t subjectively set limits on customers, and she will get in touch with more customers, and she gradually understands this point.

Due to the limitations of her own vision, sometimes the part she thought was for the sake of customers was just an irrelevant footnote.

"Celebrities or customers who value privacy and service quality will tend to go there. Like former Olympic champions..."

Real estate is related to the business category, so Sui Ran has a lot to say about this, and he introduced the information that he sees in the colleagues of the housing department every day.

"Please keep an eye on it for me. The ones that are suitable can be included in the options." Huai An sat down, and then went to get the mobile phone on the coffee table, "What do you want for lunch?"

Should the topic jump so much, it's easy to pull your hips.Sui Ran also went to get the phone: "Takeaway or...?"

"Let's see."

What to eat for three meals a day is the ultimate daily problem. Sui Ran usually sees a pleasing sign on the road and pushes the door in, or just eat something at a convenience store.

After flipping through two pages, I didn't see anything I wanted to eat, and Haicheng's message came unexpectedly: "Director Chang is coming to the city this afternoon to do something, please help me ask Mr. Huai, do you have an appointment tonight [sneak peek]"

The big eyes in the comic version convey the signal of malicious intentions quite well, and the direction of the line of sight extending is impartial, which happens to be Mr. Huai who bows his head and seriously chooses takeaway.

Are you kidding me, Mr. Huai finally came back from a business trip, and he had to rush for a meal before he had a serious home-cooked meal.

... The pinion gears of capitalists don't have such continuous rotation.

As if aware of the sight, Huai'an raised his eyes: "Would you like some sour cold lotus root slices?"

Sui Ran raised the phone a little higher, and replied: "Okay", and quickly replied: "For a meal of this size, please Mr. Hai personally, we are not qualified to be a microphone [wave]"

Haicheng: "Aren't you two together? By the way, what's the matter? It's really inconvenient for you to reply when you have time [curling mouth]"

Sui Ran typed out a series of ellipsis, but before sending it, she heard a crisp sound from the opposite side.

President Huai put the phone back on the glass table, leaned his upper body back slightly, crossed his legs casually, and his aura was slightly different from before, as if he was talking about business.

"Have you figured out how to explain it?"

Sui Ran was taken aback: "What?"

Huai'an clasped his hands on his knees, and said in a more serious tone, "The third possibility."

People who have been in the decision-making position for a long time have a serious, almost domineering Boss style when they are unsmiling, and this one in front of him is no exception.

Dizzy from the heat all the way, Sui Ran had already forgotten all about this, and when he was taking a shower, he wondered vaguely whether Huai always had a debt to settle.

But when I got out of the shower, I just focused on counting the meat, and forgot.

Sui Ran's eyes drifted, and he continued to count the spaces on the Duobao Pavilion.

Second row from top, second from left.

The third square from the right in the lower right corner...

"Ok?"

Sui Ran picked up the pillow and used it as a shield for herself, and asked seriously: "Is it too late for me to say goodbye now?"

Huai'an's eyebrows twitched, and his right index finger flicked slightly.

Sui Ran pressed her calf that was involuntarily shaking, and changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "Why are Qiu Lan and Lan Wu not here? We saw each other the day before yesterday."

"Master, take it back to the store to exchange for soil." Huai'an will answer every question, and likewise, every question will be investigated. "It's useless to escape, Sui."

Sui Ran couldn't find any more vacancies in Duobao Pavilion, so he had to straighten his back and face it bravely.

The moment she looked back, the curvature of Huai'an's eye ends obviously rose, and the second the crescent moon formed, the style of painting changed from a big boss questioning his subordinates in a conference room to a family member waiting for food to be delivered to his door.

"scared?"

Sui Ran didn't think of what to reply for a long time, and the garbled characters circling in her mind gradually formed a line of words——

Mr. Huai, it's pretty bad.

The author has something to say:-

Thanks to the boss who cast the deep water torpedo: Jiang Lansheng 1;

Thanks to the boss who threw the rocket launcher: 1 baboon was abolished;

Thanks to the boss who threw the grenade: maer, xin1;

Thanks to the bosses who cast mines: 6 for absurdity; 2 for Xiaodangdang; , hammer, toffee wings, fish book heart, Arthur ase, no nickname 1;

感谢灌溉营养液的园丁：春城无处不飞花、凌柶、废柴爱喝大红袍20瓶；absurdity19瓶；而或17瓶；妙妙、潼、zzz、澜雨、极北、董小海、Lithium10瓶；75787、小当当7瓶；23476600、三七21、土豆熊熊熊呀5瓶；赵粤她老婆4瓶；华盛顿V、张狂、lmf2653瓶；嗑爆、爱不是理由1瓶；

Thank you, thank you, have a good dream~