The president who wears books is cold

At first Xu Lin thought he was just joking with him, until Zuo Lin kissed him suddenly, he leaned back slightly surprised.

Kissing will only happen between the closest lovers, and the two are very good friends, so after being treated like this by Zuo Lin, Xu Lin still frowned involuntarily.

Grabbing Zuo Lin's hands and pushing him back a little, Xu Lincai turned around without expression, and said, "Zuo Lin, you're drunk."

There was no ups and downs in his tone. Based on Zuo Lin's understanding of him, he knew that this person was already angry.

I don't know what kind of feeling in my heart, I can't laugh or cry or I am very angry. After a while, he sneered and said: "You really think I'm drunk?"

Xu Lin actually understands his personality, he usually hides everything in his heart, and his personality is also very strong.

Knowing that he had mustered enough courage to say such a thing, Xu Lin just looked at the wine glass in front of him and said, "That's not what I mean, it's just... I won't have a relationship with colleagues in the design office that exceeds friendship."

After being treated like that by Zhou Ji, Xu Lin has long been a warning.

"Then what if I quit Beiwang?"

It wasn't until these words were spoken that Zuo Lin knew that he was a little drunk at this time, but his eyes on Xu Lin still didn't look back.

The lights were not turned on in the bar, and Xu Lin, who was sitting next to him without looking back under the sunlight outside, gave off a feeling of inhumanity. After a while, he said: "Sorry, I don't feel that way about you .”

His words poured over him like a basin of cold water, obviously he had mustered up his courage, thinking of this, Zuo Lin filled his glass with ice and poured wine with an almost numb expression and movement.

For a long time, Xu Lin knew his own character very well, and used indifference to disguise himself, creating an illusion for others that he was invulnerable to all poisons.

But in fact, he cares a lot, and what he cares is that he converts his indifference to certain things into emotional multiplication and invests in the people or things he cares about.

For example, his work, or Zhou Ji and Li Xin who really walked into his heart.

Gradually, he became what he is today. On the one hand, he looks calm and strong, but as long as he touches someone or something he cares about, he will become very fragile, and can even be described as vulnerable.

It's just that his fragility can only be vented by him in a silent and calm way. For example, when he encountered Zhou Ji's betrayal and chaos, he could agree to Zhou Ziqian's pursuit when he knew it was dangerous.Another example is the current Li Xin, nearly four years after he left, he has never forgotten him for a single day.

While holding expectations, at the same time, I knew prematurely that it was meaningless for me to hold such expectations.

From that day on in this world, Xu Lin seems to have always held such an attitude towards feelings.

Or he has been like this since a long time ago, because he knows that he is only one person and needs to fight for everything by himself, so since the day his grandma passed away, he has cast a pair of armor for himself to wear on his body.

But in fact, like a snail, he carefully hides his real self there.

That person is strong on the outside and hard on the inside, afraid of losing and getting hurt, so he is more cautious than the people living next to him.

It’s just that some mistakes can be made once, such as Zhou Ziqian who was useless in the past except to add to his troubles. This time, Xu Lin didn’t want to use such a way to divert the emptiness and depression in his heart.

Those things that have been in his heart since Li Xin left.

For a long time, Xu Lin and Zuo Lin didn't speak any more, they just drank the wine in front of them at different speeds with their own concerns.

"Sorry, Xu Lin, I think I was too hasty."

After the two of them finished the bottle of foreign wine in front of them, Zuo Lin said something in a low voice.

With a steady tone and a calm tone, Xu Lin smiled lightly and said, "Yes, you have always cared about your friends."

"That was not what I meant!"

When he turned his head, Xu Lincai saw the flush on his face, thinking that this person was used to hiding all his emotions, and would try his best to stay rational even when he was drunk, so he just laughed.

His laugh made Zuo Lin feel ashamed of his gaffe, and after a while, he whispered: "I really mean something to you..."

Finding that Xu Lin still didn't speak, Zuo Lin pretended to be generous and waved his hands, saying forget it, the most urgent thing is that you should forget about that Li Xin first.After finishing speaking, Zuo Lin looked annoyed, and said, "If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have let you take his case!"

Zuo Lin, who had drunk that night, was much more lively than before. Xu Lin looked at him and said, "You don't know anything, and you haven't done anything wrong."

Zuo Lin felt better, lowered his head and thought for a while, then called out again: "Xu Lin."

"You said."

"You promise me one thing."

"what?"

"Your current lifestyle is wrong. You lock yourself in your home office every day. If this continues, I'm afraid you will drive yourself out of depression."

The word depression made Xu Lin's face change slightly, but he was different from Ding Shuyan. Ding Shuyan lived in the world he imagined, and he was more awake than him.

It was this kind of sobriety that made Xu Lin not feel that there was anything wrong with his way of life.

Seeing Xu Lin's disapproving look again, Zuo Lin couldn't help but bark, and said, "Do you know that all the employees in the design room are worried about you now?"

Xu Lin originally wanted to say that he had been living in such a way all along, but thinking that he had really gone too far during this period, he stopped talking.

"Anyway, there are still many people around you who care about you... You are an adult and manage a design studio. As an adult, you should fulfill your obligations. You shouldn't let the people around you worry about you so much."

"Feel sorry."

Zuo Lin felt that his head was a little dizzy, and he waved his hand before he said: "I don't need your apology! I want you to agree to one of my requests now!"

"You said."

"From today onwards, no matter me, Wang Mian, or other colleagues in the design studio, whenever we call you, you have to come out and meet us!"

After saying this, Zuo Lin, whose eyes were dimmed with drunkenness just now, fell into Xu Lin's arms.

Drinking too fast, not having dinner, or having too many things in his heart, Xu Lin supported Zuo Lin, who was still struggling in his arms, and waved to the bartender at the same time.

"Do you have a familiar driver?"

The bartender's eyes were inquiring and cautious, and Xu Lin couldn't help but frown when he remembered the scene where Zuo Lin kissed him just now.

The bartender thought that his impolite behavior had offended Xu Lin, and after saying a few words of sorry, he quickly called a drunk driver he knew well.

It was almost dusk outside, although Zuo Lin wanted to eat something before going to sleep, but he vomited up and down as soon as he got home and became unconscious.

Xu Lin had no choice but to wipe his face and hands with a wrung wet towel while he was sleeping.

He did this to Xie Junnan before, but now...they still haven't become so-called friends.

Probably because Xie Junnan always had a grudge in his heart, so gradually, apart from the occasional greeting when eating at Xie's main house, they no longer had much contact.

"Annoying! Get out!"

Zuo Lin grabbed the towel in his hand and threw it on the floor. Xu Lin looked at Zuo Lin who was frowning and turned over fiercely in surprise, wondering why the people in the design room would call him the Great Demon King.

The next day, Zuo Lin woke up with a splitting headache, thinking that he would go to Beiwang to deal with some matters that day, he couldn't help but cursed when he got up: "Damn it!"

Yesterday I was too impulsive in front of Xu Lin, so after seeing Xu Lin coming out with a bowl of porridge in his restaurant, Zuo Lin had the urge to turn around and go back to the bedroom immediately.

"Hangover medicine, and porridge..." After thinking for a while, Xu Lin said, "Why don't you have any food in the refrigerator?"

"I do not know how to cook."

After oh, Xu Lin raised his head again and said, "Zuo Lin, I agree to the request you made last night, but no matter what, we can only be friends and partners."

Seeing him say such words in a serious manner, Zuo Lin angrily threw the medicine bottle in his hand into the trash can next to him, and said, "Got it! So much nonsense!"

From now on, as Xu Lin said, although he will not come out every time he is called, he will at least keep going out two to three times a week.

After that, Zuo Lin never said to Xu Lin whether we want to be together, or I like you.

He was just silent, just like what he did before, he used his silence to solve and digest all his troubles.

Although he has already noticed his abnormality, Xu Lin only thinks that it is just a matter of time.

After a long time, he will naturally forget.

But this matter still made Wang Mian aware of it very quickly.

As soon as Xu Lin entered the office that day, Wang Mian walked in with a heavy heart. After chatting with Xu Lin for nearly 10 minutes without any focus, he raised his head cautiously and said, "Xu Lin, do you know that the left... ... Zuo Lin likes men?"

"know."

Xu Lin's calm attitude made Wang Mian's eyes widen. After a while, he said, "Then do you know that he likes you?!"

"What about you? How do you know?"

Xu Lin's calm expression made Wang Mian, who was overly excited just now, feel ashamed, and then he lowered his head and said a little embarrassedly: "When I was drinking with him... Listen, I heard him calling your name."

"Ah."

"Hmm, what?! Is this something that can be solved with just one word?!"

I don't know why the two of them became such good friends. Xu Lin looked up at him and said, "What else? We are not only friends, but also business partners. The most important thing is... I don't have that kind of relationship with him." Feel."

Emotional matters can never be forced, just like Wang Mian who was always dumped by his girlfriend unknowingly, after a moment of silence, he said: "Xu Lin, do you know what happened to Zuo Lin before?" ?”

"I don't know." Then Xu Lin spoke before Wang Mian, who was still about to speak, said, "You don't need to tell me."

"Xu Lin..."

Blame yourself for being too cruel?Looking at Wang Mian's confused and uneasy eyes, Xu Lin smiled lightly and said, "This is for our mutual consideration."

Sometimes, when one person tells another about an overly private matter, their relationship seems to be different, or closer.

Wang Mian probably realized this, and he didn't say anything after that.

"You should trust Zuo Lin, he will handle this matter well."

"Sometimes I really don't understand him. It's just that kind of hot head, right? He suddenly said that he liked him, and before others recovered, he said that he didn't like him again... It's been a few years, He's always been like this..."

Xu Lin nodded, stood up and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

But such a process still needs a buffer of time. Gradually, Xu Lin noticed that Zuo Lin began to avoid him intentionally or unintentionally, except when he was drunk and eager to confide his depression to someone.

In Xu Lin's view, his character is basically the most standard artist's character.

On the contrary, the relationship between him and Li Xin seems to be changing to that of ordinary friends.

Probably because the house was built by Xu Lin's idea, and its interior design and decoration had been formed in Xu Lin's mind early on, so Xu Lin's design this time came out very quickly.

Li Xin didn't have any opinion on this. After obtaining his consent, a group of employees from the decoration team under Beiwang began to enter the house frequently.

Li Xin seemed to be living here, because Xu Lin would almost always see him here, except when ordinary people commute to and from get off work, but the two of them still didn't talk much.

In fact, the house does not need to make major changes. After painting the walls with an environmentally friendly paint that is close to the original color, and hiding all the pipes and cables exposed outside the walls, you can choose the furniture you need inside.

Simple and elegant, and reveal a little warmth from it.

Looking at the tidy room in front of him, Xu Lin couldn't help showing a smile.

"Xu Lin."

Hearing Li Xin calling him, Xu Lin turned his head, thinking that this was the first time he had spoken to him on his own initiative in nearly a month.

"Is something wrong?"

"Here, in the open space at the corner of the stairs, I want to place a piano."

That place is relatively empty, and the surrounding colors and even the furniture selected in the future will be mainly light-colored. Putting a piano there can have the effect of focusing the sight.

Xu Lin had already had such an idea before, and after hearing what Li Xin said, he just nodded.

"You think so too?"

Every time he smiles, there will be a dazzling light in his eyes. In the past, every time he asked himself for something, he would show such an expression.

Like a well-behaved pet dog who desperately needs the affirmation of its owner.

Xu Lin was staring at Li Xin in a daze, when he heard his cell phone ringing, seeing that it was Zuo Lin calling, he had no choice but to walk aside with his cell phone.

It was already evening, but the light outside was still bright. Although I don't know how long Zuo Lin's state will last, Xu Lin will talk to him patiently every time.

Thinking that he was probably too depressed in the past, but now he is just venting in such a way, so Xu Lin indulged his waywardness.

"Hey! Xu Lin! I'll be fine in a few days!"

"I know."

"Have I been drinking a lot less recently than before?"

"Seems to be."

The fact is the same as what Zuo Lin said, the number of times he gets drunk is indeed decreasing.

Hearing Xu Lin's laughter, Zuo Lin on the other end of the phone gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Lin, were you laughing at me just now?"

He seemed to always be able to arouse the willful side of some strange people. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Lin heard a sound coming from behind him.

Holding the phone and walking into the kitchen, he saw Li Xin squatting on the ground picking up broken glass.

There were glaring bloodstains on the ground, but there was a careless expression on his face.

After pulling Li Xin in front of the faucet to wash his wound with no expression, Xu Lin turned around with a sneer and said, "What? You have to learn from Ding Shuyan now. Disabled?"